Table 4

A description of patients with LBP who, after 1 month of treatment, fit this management strategy: "I would advise the patient to seek additional treatment whilst following the case".

General definition of symptoms/findings given as reasons
Total number of replies
Examples

Findings
7
Tight hypertonic muscles
Weak unbalanced muscles
Body imbalance
Instability

Symptoms
6
Better/symptom free
New symptoms
Less symptoms
Insufficient response
Stiffness

Other health factors
5
Other new health problem
Nutritional deficiency
New trauma
Sign of inflammation, getting worse with Spinal Manipulative Therapy
Local infection, e.g. in foot

Malmqvist and Leboeuf-Yde Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2009 17:7   doi:10.1186/1746-1340-17-7