The provision of chiropractic, physiotherapy, osteopathic services within private healthcare
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Chiropractors, physiotherapists and osteopaths receive training in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions. As a result there is considerable overlap in the types of conditions that are encountered clinically by these practitioners. The purpose of this article is to quantify and describe the development in service utilization and the cost of benefits paid to users of these healthcare services by private health insurers. An exploration of the factors that may have influenced the observed trends is also presented.
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