Table 3 Clinical management characteristics including chiropractic techniques and methods, and musculoskeletal interventions used by chiropractors
Clinical management | Percent often |
|---|---|
Techniques/Methods | |
 High velocity, low amplitude adjustment/manipulation/mobilisation | 82.2 |
 Extremity manipulation | 58.8 |
 Drop-piece techniques/Thomson® or similar | 53.7 |
 Instrumental adjusting | 52.3 |
 Biomechanical pelvic blocking/sacro-occipital technique® | 44.0 |
 Applied Kinesiology® (AK) | 16.2 |
 Functional neurology | 13.3 |
 Flexion-distraction | 8.0 |
 Chiropractic BioPhysics® | 4.4 |
Musculoskeletal intervention | |
 Soft tissue therapy, trigger point therapy, massage therapy, stretching | 66.1 |
 Specific exercise therapy/rehabilitation/injury taping | 49.3 |
 Heat/cryotherapy | 16.6 |
 Dry needling or acupuncture | 13.7 |
 Orthotics (foot care) | 10.1 |
 Electro-modalities (eg, TENS) | 9.8 |