Table 5

A description of patients with LBP who, after 1 month of treatment, fit this management strategy: "I would follow the patient for a while, attempting to prolong the time period between visits until either the patient is asymptomatic or until we have found a suitable time lapse between check-ups to keep the patient symptom-free".

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

Symptoms
8
Asymptomatic
Mild symptoms
Good improvement
Aggravated by treatment
Longer pain free post-treatment periods

Clinical findings
3
Positive clinical findings
Objective findings improving and levelling out

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