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Table 3 Distribution of clinical management characteristics across frequency of practitioner treating patients with migraine

From: The treatment of migraine patients within chiropractic: analysis of a nationally representative survey of 1869 chiropractors

Characteristic

Treat patients with migraine

p-value

Never/rarely/

sometimes

(n = 879)

Often

(n = 990)

Care plan includes (discussed often)

 Diet/nutrition

379 (43.2)

565 (57.4)

< 0.001

 Smoking/drugs/alcohol

171 (19.5)

295 (30.1)

< 0.001

 Physical activity/fitness

724 (82.8)

861 (87.5)

0.005

 Occupational health and safety

325 (37.4)

439 (44.8)

0.001

 Pain counselling

175 (20.2)

285 (29.3)

< 0.001

 Nutritional supplements

261 (29.8)

435 (44.1)

< 0.001

 Medications (including pain/inflammation)

165 (19.1)

264 (27.0)

< 0.001

Conditions (treated often)

 Neck pain: Axial

780 (88.8)

967 (97.8)

< 0.001

 Neck pain: Referred/radicular

374 (42.5)

799 (80.7)

< 0.001

 Thoracic pain: Axial

654 (74.8)

922 (93.4)

< 0.001

 Thoracic pain: Referred/radicular

227 (26.1)

632 (64.4)

< 0.001

 Low back pain: Axial

793 (90.5)

968 (98.2)

< 0.001

 Low back pain: Referred/radicular

600 (68.5)

910 (92.2)

< 0.001

 Lower limb musculoskeletal disorders

395 (45.0)

729 (73.8)

< 0.001

 Upper limb musculoskeletal disorders

416 (47.4)

748 (76.1)

< 0.001

 Postural disorders

442 (50.5)

765 (77.7)

< 0.001

 Degenerative spine conditions

642 (73.1)

986 (99.7)

< 0.001

 Headaches (tension, cervicogenic)

642 (73.0)

986 (100.0)

< 0.001

Migraine disorders

 Spine health maintenance/prevention

529 (60.3)

834 (84.8)

< 0.001

 Non-Musculoskeletal conditions

106 (16.8)

306 (41.2)

< 0.001

Patient groups (treated often)

 Child: <4 years

198 (22.7)

362 (36.8)

< 0.001

 4–18 years

363 (41.6)

627 (63.6)

< 0.001

 Older: >65 years

574 (65.8)

794 (80.6)

< 0.001

 Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander

8 (0.9)

24 (2.5)

0.012

 Pregnant women

233 (26.8)

448 (45.7)

< 0.001

 Athletes/sports people

339 (39.1)

572 (58.5)

< 0.001

 Work Injuries

250 (38.9)

418 (42.8)

< 0.001

 Traffic Injuries

58 (6.7)

196 (20.1)

< 0.001

 Post-Surgical Rehabilitation

32 (3.7)

88 (9.0)

< 0.001

 Non-English Speaking ethnic groups

43 (5.1)

72 (7.5)

0.035

Techniques/methods (used often)

 Drop-piece

443 (51.0)

549 (56.7)

0.015

 Pelvic blocking/sacro-occipital

343 (39.7)

465 (48.1)

< 0.001

 Instrument Adjusting

420 (48.4)

545 (56.0)

0.001

 Chiropractic Biophysics

28 (3.3)

49 (5.4)

0.040

 HVLA manipulation/mobilisation

694 (80.0)

821 (84.1)

0.023

 Applied kinesiology

113 (13.1)

182 (19.1)

0.001

 Flexion-Distraction

65 (7.6)

81 (8.5)

0.472

 Functional Neurology

71 (8.4)

168 (17.8)

< 0.001

 Extremity Manipulation

443 (50.9)

648 (66.5)

< 0.001

Musculoskeletal Interventions (used often)

 Dry Needle or acupuncture

98 (11.3)

153 (15.7)

0.006

 Soft tissue therapies

573 65.9

650 (66.1)

0.905

 Electro-modalities

71 (8.6)

103 (10.6)

0.147

 Heat/cryotherapy

118 (13.7)

184 (18.9)

0.002

 Orthotics

55 (6.4)

134 (13.8)

< 0.001

 Exercise therapy/rehabilitation

411 (47.7)

497 (51.1)

0.140