Table 1. Patient main presenting complaint.
Patient main presenting complaint | Count (n) | % |
---|---|---|
Musculoskeletal pain or dysfunction | 306 | 81.0 |
Infancy-related complaints | 18 | 4.8 |
Neurological | 16 | 4.2 |
Other (see below) | 9 | 2.4 |
Ear-nose-throat | 6 | 1.6 |
Gastrointestinal | 5 | 1.3 |
Psychological | 4 | 1.1 |
Prevention/maintenance | 3 | 0.8 |
Urogenital | 2 | 0.5 |
Rheumatological | 2 | 0.5 |
Cardiovascular | 2 | 0.5 |
Respiratory | 1 | 0.3 |
Obstetrical | 1 | 0.3 |
General/non-specific | 1 | 0.3 |
Endocrinological | 1 | 0.3 |
Dentistry/orthodontics | 1 | 0.3 |
Total | 378 |
The “other” main presenting complaints, reported here verbatim, were: “reflux”; “overall wellbeing”; “nerve pain post shingles”; “clenching teeth”; “allergies”; “migraine”; “ME / CFS” (myalgic encaphalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome); “checkup”.