Table 1

How 59 Swedish chiropractors would choose their continued case management strategies (A-G) in nine hypothetical case scenarios of LBP (%).
Strategies
 A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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The 9 case scenarios








1
 0
 54*
 2
 0
 20
 19
 2
 2
 2
2
 0
 14
 3
 0
 44*
 30
 2
 2
 5
3
 20
 0
 42*
 12
 8
 10
 3
 0
 3
4
 0
 7
 3
 3
 46*
 34*
 2
 0
 5
5
 14
 0
 25*
 17*
 10
 24
 3
 2
 5
6
 5
 0
 37*
 29*
 7
 10
 3
 2
 7
7
 15
 2
 32*
 15*
 12
 8
 5
 2
 8
8
 59*
 0
 14
 14
 0
 0
 3
 2
 8
9
 59*
 0
 8
 19
 0
 0
 3
 2
 8
TOTAL NUMBER OF REPLIES
 102
 45
 99
 64
 87
 80
 16
 7
 31

The largest estimate for each case scenario has been highlighted. Descriptions of the different case scenarios and management strategies are found in App. 2 and 3.

* denotes the pre-hoc choices of the research team.

Axén et al. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2008 16:6   doi:10.1186/1746-1340-16-6