Table 4 Practice interest of PRACI members by profession
Practice specialties | Acupuncture | Aromatherapy | Ayurveda | Bowen therapy | Chinese herbal med. | Homeopathy | Kinesiology | Massage therapy | Myotherapy | Naturopathy | Nutrition | Reflexology | Western herbal medicine | Yoga | ||||||||||||||
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n | % | n | % | N | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Allergies and sensitivities | 67 | 69.8 | 41 | 68.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 20 | 40.8 | 36 | 72.0 | 43 | 82.7 | 31 | 79.5 | 179 | 40.0 | 20 | 29.0 | 139 | 68.8 | 79 | 71.8 | 58 | 56.9 | 68 | 71.6 | 14 | 46.7 |
Cardiovascular disease | 63 | 65.6 | 34 | 56.7 | 3 | 100.0 | 19 | 38.8 | 33 | 66.0 | 35 | 67.3 | 19 | 48.7 | 157 | 35.1 | 22 | 31.9 | 111 | 55.0 | 64 | 58.2 | 49 | 48.0 | 59 | 62.1 | 16 | 53.3 |
Complex and chronic diseases | 73 | 76.0 | 36 | 60.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 24 | 49.0 | 38 | 76.0 | 42 | 80.8 | 25 | 64.1 | 179 | 40.0 | 27 | 39.1 | 132 | 65.3 | 66 | 60.0 | 52 | 51.0 | 67 | 70.5 | 17 | 56.7 |
Digestive disorders | 79 | 82.3 | 43 | 71.7 | 3 | 100.0 | 27 | 55.1 | 43 | 86.0 | 45 | 86.5 | 30 | 76.9 | 194 | 43.4 | 27 | 39.1 | 165 | 81.7 | 90 | 81.8 | 68 | 66.7 | 80 | 84.2 | 19 | 63.3 |
Ear, nose and throat | 64 | 66.7 | 26 | 43.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 14 | 28.6 | 35 | 70.0 | 37 | 71.1 | 21 | 53.9 | 113 | 25.3 | 16 | 23.2 | 96 | 47.5 | 50 | 45.4 | 43 | 42.2 | 52 | 54.7 | 9 | 30.0 |
Endocrine health | 65 | 67.7 | 44 | 73.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 18 | 36.7 | 33 | 66.0 | 39 | 75.0 | 25 | 64.1 | 162 | 36.2 | 18 | 26.0 | 141 | 69.8 | 76 | 69.1 | 67 | 65.7 | 73 | 76.8 | 19 | 63.3 |
Women’s health | 82 | 85.4 | 47 | 78.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 25 | 51.0 | 44 | 88.0 | 45 | 86.5 | 29 | 74.4 | 205 | 45.9 | 32 | 46.4 | 160 | 79.2 | 86 | 78.2 | 69 | 67.6 | 79 | 83.2 | 23 | 76.7 |
General health and wellbeing | 79 | 82.3 | 54 | 90.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 39 | 79.6 | 40 | 80.0 | 41 | 78.9 | 36 | 92.3 | 325 | 72.7 | 43 | 62.3 | 158 | 78.2 | 88 | 80.0 | 86 | 84.3 | 78 | 82.1 | 26 | 86.7 |
Gerontology | 38 | 39.6 | 17 | 28.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 8 | 16.3 | 19 | 38.0 | 21 | 40.4 | 12 | 30.8 | 74 | 16.5 | 13 | 18.8 | 51 | 25.2 | 29 | 26.4 | 23 | 22.5 | 31 | 32.6 | 8 | 26.7 |
Men’s health | 65 | 67.7 | 34 | 56.7 | 3 | 100.0 | 18 | 36.7 | 34 | 68.0 | 34 | 65.4 | 21 | 53.8 | 151 | 33.8 | 20 | 29.0 | 107 | 53.0 | 58 | 52.7 | 39 | 38.2 | 56 | 59.0 | 11 | 36.7 |
Mental health | 69 | 71.9 | 41 | 68.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 23 | 46.9 | 37 | 74.0 | 42 | 80.8 | 29 | 74.4 | 187 | 41.8 | 24 | 34.8 | 137 | 67.8 | 78 | 70.9 | 50 | 49.0 | 72 | 75.8 | 21 | 70.0 |
Musculoskeletal conditions | 83 | 86.5 | 51 | 85.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 42 | 85.7 | 42 | 84.0 | 34 | 65.4 | 32 | 82.0 | 353 | 79.0 | 65 | 94.2 | 107 | 53.0 | 60 | 54.6 | 80 | 78.4 | 57 | 60.0 | 21 | 70.0 |
Oncology | 54 | 56.3 | 30 | 50.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 16 | 32.7 | 31 | 62.0 | 30 | 57.7 | 12 | 30.8 | 139 | 31.1 | 20 | 28.9 | 85 | 42.1 | 46 | 41.8 | 44 | 43.1 | 45 | 47.4 | 15 | 50.0 |
Pain management | 83 | 86.5 | 46 | 76.7 | 3 | 100.0 | 31 | 63.3 | 45 | 90.0 | 32 | 61.5 | 32 | 82.1 | 282 | 63.1 | 54 | 78.3 | 103 | 51.0 | 52 | 47.3 | 67 | 65.7 | 50 | 52.6 | 16 | 53.3 |
Paediatrics | 58 | 60.4 | 20 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 13 | 26.5 | 32 | 64.0 | 36 | 69.2 | 19 | 48.7 | 110 | 24.6 | 15 | 21.7 | 104 | 51.5 | 56 | 50.9 | 29 | 28.4 | 51 | 53.7 | 8 | 26.7 |
Renal | 46 | 47.9 | 24 | 40.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 9 | 18.4 | 24 | 48.0 | 31 | 59.6 | 16 | 41.0 | 96 | 21.5 | 11 | 15.9 | 81 | 40.1 | 44 | 40.0 | 34 | 33.3 | 45 | 47.4 | 10 | 33.3 |
Respiratory | 66 | 68.9 | 36 | 60.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 20 | 40.8 | 36 | 72.0 | 38 | 73.1 | 22 | 56.4 | 147 | 32.9 | 21 | 30.4 | 107 | 53.0 | 55 | 50.0 | 55 | 53.9 | 58 | 61.1 | 15 | 50.0 |
Skin | 62 | 64.6 | 38 | 63.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 20 | 40.8 | 32 | 64.0 | 37 | 71.1 | 23 | 59.0 | 156 | 34.9 | 21 | 30.4 | 128 | 63.4 | 66 | 60.0 | 50 | 49.0 | 60 | 63.2 | 9 | 30.0 |
Sports | 51 | 53.1 | 31 | 51.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 29 | 59.2 | 25 | 50.0 | 29 | 55.8 | 24 | 61.5 | 250 | 55.9 | 43 | 62.3 | 84 | 41.6 | 56 | 50.9 | 41 | 40.2 | 46 | 48.4 | 15 | 50.0 |
Weight | 55 | 57.3 | 35 | 58.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 22 | 44.9 | 29 | 58.0 | 37 | 71.1 | 24 | 61.5 | 169 | 37.8 | 29 | 42.0 | 132 | 65.3 | 78 | 70.9 | 37 | 36.3 | 66 | 69.5 | 13 | 43.3 |