Table 3 Treatment session distribution for neck and low back pain
Type of treatment | Low back pain | Neck pain |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Treatment sessions, n (%) | |
Education and advice | 216,212 (21.0%) | 118,590 (19.8%) |
Manual therapy | 134,139 (13.0%) | 106,390 (17.7%) |
Therapeutic exercise | 213,454 (20.8%) | 100,849 (16.8%) |
Thermotherapy | 110,235 (10.7%) | 81,359 (13.6%) |
Electrotherapy | 170,406 (16.6%) | 81,519 (13.6%) |
Ultrasound | 39,315 (3.8%) | 28,153 (4.7%) |
Traction | 19,249 (1.9%) | 12,107 (2.0%) |
Tapping | 6,423 (0.6%) | 3,302 (0.6%) |
Others | 119,093 (11.6%) | 67,819 (11.3%) |
Total | 1,028,526 | 600,088 |