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. 2022 Jul 6;17(7):e0270806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270806

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”.