Total costs (in 2019 NZ$) and health outcomes at 12-week follow-up
| Standardised group (n=15) | Tailored group (n=13) | |
| Cost outcomes | ||
| Healthcare practitioner | ||
| General practitioners | 0 | 480 |
| Physiotherapist | 26 400 | 31 650 |
| Chiropractor | 0 | 150 |
| Acupuncturist | 0 | 0 |
| Massage therapist | 0 | 225 |
| Healthcare tests/treatment | ||
| X-rays | 0 | 137 |
| Other | 0 | 40* |
| Cortisone injection | 0 | 0 |
| Medications | ||
| Paracetamol | 5 | 5 |
| Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | 0 | 0 |
| COX-2 inhibitors | 0 | 0 |
| Travel costs | 1431 | 830 |
| Productivity cost | 16 | 1817 |
| Total health system cost | 26 405.00 | 32 687.10 |
| Total societal cost | 27 852.27 | 35 334.04 |
| Health outcomes | ||
| QALYs (SD) | 0.17 (0.02) | 0.18 (0.02) |
*Dressings.
QALYs, quality-adjusted life years.