Table 3. Estimated National Impact of Chiropractic Care on Annual Total Primary Care Physician (PCP) Visits and Expenditures for Back and/or Neck Pain Quintile of Chiropractic Care Supply | With Chiropractic Care* | Estimated Difference Without Chiropractic Care† |
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Visits to PCPs for Back and/or Neck Pain | Expenditures on PCP Visits for Back and/or Neck Pain | Visits to PCPs for Back and/or Neck Pain | Expenditures on PCP Visits for Back and/or Neck Pain |
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1 (Lowest) | 1.21 | 275.6 | Reference | Reference |
2 | 1.07 | 243.7 | −0.14 | −31.9 |
3 | 1.20 | 274.6 | −0.01 | −1.0 |
4 | 1.11 | 252.9 | −0.10 | −22.7 |
5 (Highest) | 1.09 | 247.7 | −0.12 | −27.9 |
Total | | | −0.37 | −83.5 |