Table 7 Frequency of use of different techniques / approaches.
Daily % n | Weekly % n | Monthly % n | Quarterly % n | Yearly % n | Never % n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soft tissue massage | 77.64% | 13.95% | 3.58% | 1.43% | 0.54% | 2.86% |
434 | 78 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
Muscle Energy Technique (MET) or Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) | 57.07% | 26.83% | 8.05% | 2.50% | 0.54% | 5.01% |
319 | 150 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 28 | |
High Velocity Thrust (HVT) or spinal manipulation/adjustment | 50.09% | 27.19% | 11.27% | 4.83% | 2.15% | 4.47% |
280 | 152 | 63 | 27 | 12 | 25 | |
Spinal articulation or mobilisation | 79.25% | 13.42% | 2.86% | 1.25% | 1.07% | 2.15% |
443 | 75 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 12 | |
Trigger point release | 45.97% | 26.30% | 7.51% | 3.94% | 1.25% | 15.03% |
257 | 147 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 84 | |
General Osteopathic Treatment (GOT) or General Body Adjustment (GBA) | 33.45% | 19.86% | 8.59% | 4.29% | 2.33% | 31.48% |
187 | 111 | 48 | 24 | 13 | 176 | |
Strain-Counterstrain or Facilitated Positional Release | 23.79% | 26.30% | 14.85% | 5.55% | 4.47% | 25.04% |
133 | 147 | 83 | 31 | 25 | 140 | |
Exercise recommendation | 74.24% | 18.25% | 5.55% | 1.43% | 0.36% | 0.18% |
415 | 102 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
Cranial osteopathy | 31.66% | 23.43% | 10.38% | 5.01% | 2.33% | 27.19% |
177 | 131 | 58 | 28 | 13 | 152 | |
Neurodynamics or flossing | 7.87% | 27.91% | 18.07% | 9.30% | 3.22% | 33.63% |
44 | 156 | 101 | 52 | 18 | 188 | |
Instrument assisted soft tissue (e.g. Graston) | 5.72% | 6.98% | 5.90% | 2.15% | 1.25% | 78.00% |
32 | 39 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 436 | |
Taping | 4.47% | 9.84% | 15.74% | 10.91% | 10.20% | 48.84% |
25 | 55 | 88 | 61 | 57 | 273 | |
Kinesiotaping | 5.90% | 16.64% | 16.10% | 10.91% | 8.77% | 41.68% |
33 | 93 | 90 | 61 | 49 | 233 | |
Visceral | 7.51% | 16.46% | 22.72% | 13.42% | 8.23% | 31.66% |
42 | 92 | 127 | 75 | 46 | 177 | |
Dry needling or acupuncture | 15.03% | 17.35% | 8.94% | 3.76% | 0.89% | 54.03% |
84 | 97 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 302 | |
Lymphatic/drainage | 9.30% | 24.33% | 22.72% | 12.52% | 5.19% | 25.94% |
52 | 136 | 127 | 70 | 29 | 145 | |
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) | 3.40% | 5.19% | 5.55% | 1.97% | 1.07% | 82.83% |
19 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 463 | |
Ultrasound | 4.65% | 8.23% | 5.01% | 2.86% | 2.33% | 76.92% |
26 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 430 | |
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) or Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) | 3.22% | 4.29% | 3.40% | 2.33% | 3.22% | 83.54% |
18 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 467 | |
Intervertebral Differential Dynamics (IDD) therapy or Intermittent Sustained Spinal Traction (ISST) | 2.68% | 2.33% | 2.50% | 2.33% | 1.07% | 89.09% |
15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 498 | |
Laser therapy | 3.94% | 5.72% | 2.33% | 2.33% | 0.54% | 85.15% |
22 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 476 | |
Other | 14.22% | 6.64% | 3.79% | 1.18% | 0.24% | 73.93% |
60 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 312 |
