Table 1

Eligibility criteria

Patient populationPatient management
DiagnosesProviderPatientPracticeActivityReferralsPrescriptionsImaging tests and procedures
Low back
Knee
Shoulder
Neck
Exclude:
Trauma
Systemic inflammatory arthritis
Diagnosed by a general practitionerAged ≥18 years for low back conditions
Aged ≥45 years for all other diagnoses
Patient activity 2014–2018Face-to-face
Telehealth
Surgical specialists
Non-surgical specialists
Allied health providers, eg, psychologist
Simple analgesics
Anti-inflammatories
Chondroitin/
Glucosamine
Topical products
Opioids
Neuromodulators
Lumbar plain radiograph
Lumbar CT
Lumbar MRI
Lumbar injection
Knee plain radiograph
Knee CT
Knee MRI
Knee ultrasound
Knee injection
Shoulder plain radiograph
Shoulder ultrasound
Shoulder MRI
Shoulder injection
Shoulder hydrodilatation
Cervical plain radiograph
Cervical CT
Cervical MRI
Cervical injection
  • CT, Computed Tomography; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging.