Treatment preferences amongst physical therapists and chiropractors for the management of neck pain: results of an international survey

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Published online 2014 Mar 24. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-22-11

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Table 4

Differences in provision of treatment interventions across professions

Interventions	Physical therapy versus chiropractic significance and direction
Exercise	p = 0.01, PT–138 CH–107
Electrotherapeutics	No difference
Thermal agents	No difference
Phototherapeutics	p = 0.00, CH–23 PT–10
Sonic therapeutics	No difference
Acupuncture	No difference
Manual therapies	No difference
Mechanical traction	No difference
Orthoses/support devices	p = 0.05, PT–53 CH–26
Ergonomic interventions	No difference
Work related interventions	No difference
Other	p = 0.00, PT–29 CH–4

PT = Physical therapist, CH = Chiropractor.