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Table 2 CM and AH health care providers seen by women with endometriosis and CPP

From: Allied health and complementary therapy usage in Australian women with chronic pelvic pain: a cross-sectional study

Therapist/health care provider

Self-reported endometriosis n (%)

Other CPP n (%)

Both cohorts‡

n (% of total respondents)

% of therapy users†

Physiotherapist

39 (37.1%)

5 (38.5%)

44 (10.8%)

37.3%

Mental health worker

22 (21.0%)

2 (15.4%)

24 (5.9%)

20.3%

Acupuncturist

19 (18.1%)

3 (23.1%)

22 (5.4%)

18.6%

Massage therapist

19 (18.1%)

2 (15.4%)

21 (5.1%)

17.8%

Naturopath

17 (16.2%)

4 (30.8%)

21 (5.1%)

17.8%

Nutritionist/dietitian

11 (10.5%)

3 (23.1%)

14 (3.4%)

11.9%

Chiropractor

11 (10.5%)

1 (7.7%)

12 (2.9%)

10.2%

Osteopath

8 (7.6%)

1 (7.7%)

9 (2.2%)

7.6%

Supplements (unknown provider)

5 (4.8%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (1.2%)

4.2%

Reflexologist

2 (1.9%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.5%)

1.7%

Clinical pilates therapist

0 (0.0%)

1 (7.7%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

Emmett treatment

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

Endo diet

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

Herbalist§

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

Homeopath

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

Integrated medicine doctor§

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

Meditation

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

Pelvic floor specialist§

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

Sexologist

0 (0.0%)

1 (7.7%)

1 (0.2%)

0.8%

 

160

23

183

  1. †Percentages may add to over 100% as they are calculated as a percentage of the number of respondents who reported using a therapy
  2. ‡In the total column, percentages are expressed as a proportion of total number of respondents (n=409) and total number of respondents who use therapies (n=118)
  3. §Note for these therapists, the name of the therapists reflects the respondents’ description