Table 3 Professional qualifications and practice specialities of PRACI members
Practice specialties | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Professional qualificationa | ||
 Massage therapy | 447 | 58.5% |
 Naturopathy | 202 | 26.4% |
 Non-complementary medicine health qualification | 124 | 16.2% |
 Nutrition | 110 | 14.4% |
 Reflexology | 102 | 13.4% |
 Acupuncture | 96 | 12.6% |
 Western herbal medicine | 95 | 12.4% |
 Myotherapy | 69 | 9.0% |
 Aromatherapy | 60 | 7.9% |
 Homeopathy | 52 | 6.8% |
 Chinese herbal medicine | 50 | 6.5% |
 Bowen therapy | 49 | 6.5% |
 Kinesiology | 39 | 5.1% |
 Yoga | 30 | 3.9% |
 Ayurveda | 3 | 0.4% |
Practice specialties | ||
 General health and wellbeing | 576 | 75.4% |
 Musculoskeletal conditions | 550 | 72.0% |
 Pain management | 478 | 62.6% |
 Digestive disorders | 445 | 58.3% |
 Women’s health | 442 | 57.9% |
 Mental health | 390 | 51.1% |
 Allergies and sensitivities | 385 | 50.4% |
 Complex and chronic diseases | 377 | 49.4% |
 Sports | 373 | 48.8% |
 Endocrine health | 370 | 48.4% |
 Weight | 345 | 45.2% |
 Skin | 332 | 43.5% |
 Cardiovascular disease | 327 | 42.8% |
 Respiratory | 322 | 42.2% |
 Men’s health | 301 | 39.4% |
 Oncology | 274 | 35.9% |
 Ear, nose and throat | 269 | 35.2% |
 Paediatrics | 251 | 32.9% |
 Renal | 217 | 28.4% |
 Gerontology | 160 | 20.9% |