Table 5

Cost-effectiveness ratios for clinical outcome measures

Outcome measure

AMT vs. UMC

Intention-to-treat

Adjusted for outliers

Perceived recovery

19773

2876

Main complaint

1261

215

Shoulder pain

934

175

Shoulder disability

47

5

General health

16002

2952

AMT: Manipulative therapy as add-on to UMC. UMC: Usual Medical Care by General Practitioner.

Bergman et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:200   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-200