The management of common recurrent headaches by chiropractors: a descriptive analysis of a nationally representative survey

doi:10.1186/s12883-018-1173-6

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BMC Neurol. 2018; 18: 171.

Published online 2018 Oct 17. doi: [10.1186/s12883-018-1173-6]

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Table 1

Interdisciplinary collaboration by chiropractors with other healthcare providers for headache management (sometimes/often compared to never/rarely)

Provider	Receiving (sometimes/often) n = 392	Referring (sometimes/often) n = 392
CAM practitioner	66.1% (n = 259)	66.3% (n = 260)
General practitioner	29.6% (n = 116)	59.9% (n = 235)
Medical specialist (via GP)	3.8% (n = 15)	42.6% (n = 167)
Dentist	25% (n = 98)	40.3% (n = 158)
Psychologist	10.9% (n = 43)	16.6% (n = 65)
Physiotherapist	11.7% (n = 46)	13.3% (n = 52)
Osteopath	5.3% (n = 21)	3.8% (n = 15)

Survey key:
Medical specialist (via GP) e.g. neurologist, psychiatrist.
CAM practitioner e.g. acupuncturist, herbalist, naturopath, massage therapist, counsellor