Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain: A Comparison of Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Manipulation

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Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Mar; 8(1): 44.

Published online 2020 Feb 24. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8010044

Table 2

Detailed costs of treatment strategies for the years 1995 and 2018.

Treatment Strategies ¹ 1995 $ 2018 $
Ch ¹ PT ¹ Ch PT
Treatment 28.01 49.99 56.94 101.62
Imaging 67.26 - 136.73 -
Visit 114 134 231.74 272.39
Drug (Copay) 10 10 20.33 20.33

¹ Ch represents Chiropractic, Pt represents Physical Therapy.

Treatment Strategies ¹	1995 $		2018 $
Treatment Strategies ¹	Ch ¹	PT ¹	Ch	PT
Treatment	28.01	49.99	56.94	101.62
Imaging	67.26	-	136.73	-
Visit	114	134	231.74	272.39
Drug (Copay)	10	10	20.33	20.33