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Overall prescription rate |
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| Acute n = 500 |
Subacute n = 118 |
Chronic n = 28 |
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| Medication prescribed at first visit, no (%) |
459 (91.8) |
111 (94.1) |
22 (78.6) |
| NSAIDs |
287 (57.4) |
69 (58.5) |
13 (46.4) |
| Analgesics |
167 (33.4) |
39 (33.1) |
6 (21.4) |
| Muscle relaxants |
79 (15.8) |
15 (12.7) |
3 (10.7) |
| Corticoids |
18 (3.6) |
3 (2.5) |
0 (0.0) |
| Gastric protectors |
9 (1.8) |
4(3.4) |
1(3.6) |
| Tranquilizers |
23 (4.6) |
5 (4.2) |
2 (7.1) |
| Other medication |
23 (4.6) |
4 (3.4) |
1(3.6) |
| Procedures performed throughout the study, n (%) |
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| SLR |
351 (70.2) |
74 (62.7) |
13 (46.4) |
| Plain radiographs |
193 (38.6) |
66 (55.9) |
18 (64.3) |
| CT or MRI scans |
75 (15.0) |
32 (27.1) |
14 (50.0) |
| Neurophysiologic tests |
12 (2.4) |
5 (4.2) |
4 (14.3) |
| Referral to rehabilitation or physical therapy |
83 (16.6) |
33 (28.0) |
7 (25.0) |
| Referral to orthopaedic surgery or neurosurgery |
31 (6.2) |
19 (16.1) |
11 (39.3) |
| Sick leave |
136 (50.6)* |
25 (33.8)* |
13 (59.1)* |
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