Table 4 Referral of MSK physicians (N = 89) to other specialists and practitioners
Specialism | Never/Seldom (%) | Sometimes(%) | Regular/Often (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
SMT | |||
 Orthomanual medicine technique | 47.0 | 32.5 | 20.5 |
 Manual medicine technique | 66.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
 Chiropractor | 96.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
 Manual therapist | 66.7 | 27.2 | 6.2 |
 McKenzie | 47.0 | 28.9 | 24.1 |
 Marsman | 84.1 | 13.4 | 2.4 |
Supportive treatment | |||
 Physiotherapy | 16.9 | 37.1 | 46.1 |
 Exercise therapy | 5.7 | 32.2 | 62.1 |
 Postural therapy | 12.6 | 40.2 | 47.1 |
 Dietician | 61.9 | 31.0 | 7.1 |
Medical specialists | |||
 Neurologist | 12.2 | 62.2 | 25.6 |
 Orthopaedic surgeon | 16.9 | 52.8 | 30.3 |
 Rehabilitation | 64.7 | 25.9 | 9.4 |
 Pain clinic/ SIS | 36.8 | 34.5 | 28.7 |
Complementary treatments | |||
 Trigger point therapy | 90.4 | 8.4 | 1.2 |
 Neural therapy | 91.6 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
 Homeopathy | 82.1 | 16.7 | 1.2 |
 Acupuncture | 79.5 | 18.1 | 2.4 |
 Dry needling | 83.3 | 15.5 | 1.2 |
 Insoles | 41.4 | 37.9 | 20.7 |