Table 4 Motivations for Using Needling in Physiotherapy Practice

I thought it would be an effective treatment for musculoskeletal conditions (n = 377)

97.6%

1.6%

0.8%

I hoped it would help me attract more patients (n = 370)

49.5%

30.0%

20.6%

I was finding it physically tiring to apply my other therapeutic techniques (n = 371)

32.1%

24.3%

43.7%

I was trained in needling before I beganworking as a PT (n = 360)

7.2%

8.3%

84.5%

Other (n = 46)

52.2%

21.7%

26.1%