Table 2
Distribution of practice characteristics across frequency of practitioner treating patients with migraine
Characteristic Treat patients with migraine p-value Never/rarely/
sometimes
(n = 879)Often
(n = 990)Location Urban n (%) 685 (79.6) 727 (74.9) 0.017 One location only 214 (24.5) 257 (26.0) 0.441 Other health professionals in practice location General practitioner 68 (7.7) 54 (5.5) 0.046 Podiatrist 93 (10.6) 86 (8.7) 0.165 Medical specialist 26 (3.0) 25 (2.5) 0.567 Physiotherapist 85 (9.7) 91 (9.2) 0.724 Chiropractor 504 (57.3) 595 (60.1) 0.226 Exercise physiologist 56 (6.4) 69 (7.0) 0.605 Psychologist 126 (14.3) 111 (11.2) 0.043 Occupational therapist 17 (1.9) 31 (3.1) 0.102 Referral relationships General practitioner 483 (54.9) 581 (58.7) 0.103 Psychologist 119 (13.5) 147 (14.8) 0.418 Physiotherapist 259 (29.5) 329 (33.2) 0.080 Occupational therapist 59 (6.7) 97 (9.8) 0.016 Podiatrist 323 (36.7) 418 (42.2) 0.016 Medical specialist 129 (14.7) 168 (17.0) 0.176 Exercise physiologist 120 (13.7) 171 (17.3) 0.031 Using imaging at least often 332 (38.1) 549 (55.7) < 0.001 Having imaging on site X-ray 138 (15.7) 144 (14.5) 0.487 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 36 (4.1) 26 (2.6) 0.077 Surface electromyography (SEMG) 30 (3.4) 50 (5.1) 0.081 Diagnostic ultrasound 35 (4.0) 19 (1.9) 0.008 Thermography 33 (3.8) 55 (5.6) 0.067