Table 3.

Average number of visits and treatment episode durations for the most common diagnoses and treatment provider types from 1947 initial visit records at Balgrist University Hospital chiropractic polyclinic in 2019

	Number of visits (mean ± SD)	Treatment duration [days] (mean ± SD)
6 most common main diagnoses [n = 1878, missing data = 69 (3.5%)]
Cervical radiculopathy	10 ± 8	84 ± 87
Lumbar radiculopathy	9 ± 8	70 ± 75
Back pain, multiple locations	8 ± 7	64 ± 75
Neck pain	7 ± 6	54 ± 64
Low back pain	7 ± 6	50 ± 61
Thoracic pain	5 ± 5	41 ± 60
Treatment provider (n = 1947, no missing data)
Intern	7 ± 6	51 ± 63
Resident	6 ± 6	48 ± 60
Senior chiropractor	7 ± 7	59 ± 71