Table 2.

Final appropriateness ratings across the final list of clinical scenarios by panelists using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method

Rating	Cervical Mobilization				Cervical Manipulation
	No other adequate conservative care		Nonmanipulative conservative care has failed		No other adequate conservative care		Nonmanipulative conservative care has failed
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Inappropriate	64	34.4%	51	10.0%	80	43.0%	66	35.5%
Equivocal	95	51.1%	97	65.8%	90	48.4%	94	50.5%
Agreement and equivocal	10	5.4%	19	10.2%	4	2.2%	7	3.8%
Disagreement	2	1.1%	4	2.2%	1	0.5%	1	0.5%
Uncertain and equivocal	83	44.6%	74	39.8%	85	45.7%	86	46.2%
Appropriate	27	14.5%	38	20.4%	16	8.6%	26	14.0%
Total	186	100%	186	100%	186	100%	186	100%