Long-term results of therapeutic local anesthesia (neural therapy) in 280 referred refractory chronic pain patients

Table 2 Distribution of referring doctors

Referring physicians by specialty	Frequency of referral
General Medicine	147
Chiropractic	38
Internal Medicine	30
Rheumatology	16
Orthopedic Surgery	10
Otorhinolaryngology	8
Ophthalmology	8
Hand Surgery	5
Pediatrics	4
General Surgery	3
Anesthesia (Pain Clinics)	2
Gynecology	2
Psychiatry	2
Urology	2
Neurology	1
Insurance Medicine (casualty insurer SUVA^a)	1
Dentistry	1

Various physicians referred several patients. The 5 physicians who most frequently referred patients with treatment-resistant pain sent the following number of patients during the enrollment period: 27, 21, 15, 13 and 8, respectively
^a SUVA (Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund) is the largest provider of accident insurance in Switzerland

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