Table 2

Therapeutic recommendations or referrals for specific ancillary services

Therapy
MD
NP
PA
TOTAL

N respondents
125
23
21
169





Therapeutic exercise, e.g. swimming, walking, yoga, Tai Chi
96/124 (77%)
16/23 (69%)
18/21 (80%)
130/168 (77%)
     Refer to community only
39/90 (43%)
6/16 (38%)
8/17 (47%)
53/123 (43%)
     Would refer if offered here
95/120 (79%)
16/20 (80%)
18/21 (80%)
129/161 (80%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
70/120 (58%)
11/20 (55%)
13/21 (62%)
94/161 (58%)





Vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements such as herbs, fish oil, glucosamine or melatonin
82/125 (66%)
15/23 (65%)
16/21 (76%)
113/169 (67%)
     Refer to community only
22/73 (30%)
6/15 (40%)
7/15 (47%)
35/103 (33%)
     Would refer if offered here
82/118 (69%)
14/20 (70%)
15/21 (71%)
111/159 (69%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
39/118 (33%)
7/20 (35%)
8/21 (38%)
54/159 (33%)





Therapeutic Massage or Bodywork
60/124 (48%)
11/23 (48%)
14/21 (67%)
85/168 (50%)
     Refer to community only
39/59 (66%)
4/11 (36%)
5/15 (33%)
48/85 (56%)
     Would refer if offered here
72/112 (64%)
14/21 (67%)
15/19 (79%)
101/152 (66%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
22/112 (20%)
2/21(10%)
5/19 (26%)
29/152(19%)





Environmental Therapy, e.g. bright lights, phototherapy, music, heat, ice, magnets, etc.
44/123 (34%)
11/23 (48%)
11/21 (52%)
66/167 (39%)
     Refer to community only
10/44 (23%)
4/11 (36%)
4/11 (36%)
18/66 (27%)
     Would refer if offered here
58/111 (52%)
12/21 (57%)
13/18 (72%)
83/150 (55%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
21/111 (19%)
1/21 (5%)
6/18 (33%)
28/150 (18%)





Prayer/spiritual counseling, ceremony or ritual
53/124 (43%)
13/23 (56%)
10/21 (48%)
76/168 (45%)
     Refer to community only
28/54 (52%)
4/13 (31%)
5/10 (50%)
37/77 (48%)
     Would refer if offered here
55/114 (48%)
15/19 (79%)
10/18 (56%)
80/151 (52%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
24/114(21%)
6/19(31%)
5/18(28%)
5/151(23%)





Acupuncture, acupressure or related therapies
39/123 (32%)
2/23 (10%)
7/20 (35%)
48/166 (28%)
     Refer to community only
36/41 (88%)
2/23 (10%)
7/7 (100%)
45/71 (63%)
     Would refer if offered here
58/111 (52%)
8/19 (42%)
9/17 (53%)
75/147 (51%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
4/111 (4%)
0%
4/17 (24%)
8/128 (6%)





Chiropractic or osteopathic adjustments
31/123 (25%)
5/22 (23%)
9/21 (43%)
45/166 (27%)
     Refer to community only
26/34 (76%)
4/4 (100%)
8/9 (89%)
38/47 (80%)
     Would refer if offered here
38/109 (35%)
7/18 (39%)
8/17 (47%)
53/144 (36%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
4/109 (4%)
1/18(6%)
3/17 (18%)
8/144(5%)





Reiki, healing touch, therapeutic touch, QiGong
15/120 (12%)
4/23 (17%)
3/21 (14%)
22/164 (13%)
     Refer to community only
11/16 (69%)
1/4 (25%)
3/3 (100%)
15/23 (65%)
     Would refer if offered here
31/106 (29%)
9/18 (50%) 0
7/17 (41%)
47/141 (33%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
1/106 (1%)
%
3/17 (18%)
4/123 (3%)





Homeopathy
3/122 (2%)
2/23 (9%)
3/21 (14%)
8/166 (0.5%)
     Refer to community only
4/7 (57%)
1/2 (50%)
3/3 (100%)
8/12 (66%)
     Would refer if offered here
18/110 (16%)
7/18 (39%)
4/15 (26%)
29/143 (20%)
     Would refer 9+/yr
0%
0%
1/15 (7%)
1/15 (7%)

NOTE: not all respondents answered every question. Percentages refer to those who gave the described answer among those who answered this question

Kemper et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:5   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-5