Top 10 broad categories and top 10 specific conditions from practitioners providing patient data from the four UK professional organisations (2009) (n=2599)
| Physiotherapists (AACP) | Independent (BAcC) | Nurses (BAWMA) | Medical Doctors (BMAS) | Total | |
| n=754 patients | n=946 patients | n=392 patients | n=572 patients | n=2599 patients | |
| Female=57% | Female=72.4% | Female=66.8% | Female=62.8% | Female=66% | |
| Median age=46 years | Median age=45 years | Median age=47 years | Median age=51 years | Median age=49 years | |
| IQR1=35, IQR3=59 | IQR1=35, IQR3=58 | IQR1=39, IQR3=64 | IQR1=38, IQR 3=65 | IQR1=35, IQR 3=59 | |
| Age range 9–94 years | |||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Broad categories | |||||
| Musculoskeletal | 619 (82) | 304 (32) | 213 (54) | 408 (71) | 1544 (59) |
| Neurological | 57 (8) | 75 (8) | 37 (9) | 54 (9) | 223 (9) |
| Psychological | 15 (2) | 121 (13) | 35 (9) | 15 (3) | 186 (7) |
| Obstetrics | 1 (0) | 120 (13) | 16 (4) | 10 (2) | 147 (6) |
| General | 14 (2) | 67 (7) | 16 (4) | 24 (4) | 121 (5) |
| Gynaecological | 11 (1) | 57 (6) | 9 (2) | 1 (0) | 78 (3) |
| Digestive | 8 (1) | 49 (5) | 11 (3) | 8 (1) | 76 (3) |
| Respiratory | 10 (1) | 35 (4) | 18 (5) | 11 (2) | 74 (3) |
| Skin | 2 (0) | 23 (2) | 11 (3) | 4 (1) | 40 (2) |
| Circulatory | 6 (1) | 20 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 26 (1) |
| Other categories within the top 10 of individual professional bodies | Male genital: 4 (1) | Urology: 3 (1) | 7 (0.2) | ||
| Top 10 total | 743 (99) | 871 (94) | 366 (94) | 535 (94) | 2522 (97.5) |
| Specific conditions | |||||
| Back pain | 182 (24) | 116 (12) | 83 (21) | 119 (15) | 500 (19) |
| Shoulder pain | 61 (8) | 34 (4) | 25 (6) | 76 (4) | 196 (8) |
| Neck/cervical pain | 74 (10) | 26 (3) | 25 (6) | 66 (4) | 191 (7) |
| Knee osteoarthritis/pain | 61 (8) | 20 (2) | 35 (9) | 59 (6) | 175 (7) |
| Headache/migraine | 35 (5) | 40 (4) | 28 (7) | 19 (5) | 122 (5) |
| Infertility | 0 (0) | 88 (9) | 13 (3) | 6 (2) | 107 (4) |
| Elbow | 38 (5) | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 36 (1) | 84 (3) |
| Other osteoarthritis | 8 (1) | 30 (3) | 15 (4) | 12 (3) | 65 (3) |
| Anxiety | 5 (1) | 38 (4) | 13 (3) | 4 (2) | 60 (2) |
| Stress | 2 (0) | 37 (4) | 6 (2) | 3 (1) | 48 (2) |
| Other categories within the top 10 of individual professional bodies | Sprains: 30 (4) | Depression: 22 (2) | Tobacco abuse: 10 (3) | Myalgia: 8 (1) | 111 (4) |
| Hip symptoms: 18 (2) Leg/foot symptoms: 16 (2) | Medical/surgical complications: 7 (1) | ||||
AACP, Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists; BAcC, British Acupuncture Council; BAWMA, British Academy of Western Medical Acupuncture; BMAS, British Medical Acupuncture Society.