Table 2 Number of overall medical consultations related to rheumatoid arthritis by each year of study

General practice

75,958

804.0

85,460

793.3

106,401

773.9

91,471

772.4

104,327

751.6

103,006

819.7

Rheumatologist

26,948

285.2

50,194

465.9

85,360

620.9

91,127

769.5

132,470

954.4

107,043

851.8

Orthopedist

1,954

20.7

3,846

35.7

5,414

39.4

4,219

35.6

5,424

39.1

6,492

51.7

Physiatrist

957

10.1

2,360

21.9

2,981

21.7

2,402

20.3

4,398

31.7

5,418

43.1

Internal Medicine

8,950

94.7

18,399

170.8

29,321

213.3

29,953

252.9

31,692

228.3

28,357

225.7

Physiotherapy

3,581

37.9

5,886

54.6

10,836

78.8

11,609

98.0

24,491

176.4

20,483

163.0

Family Medicine

1,140

12.1

2,936

27.3

4,203

30.6

5,215

44.0

9,444

68.0

12,346

98.2

Nutritionist

657

7.0

655

6.1

1,069

7.8

8,314

70.2

17,596

126.8

14,249

113.4

Nursing

2,258

23.9

4,778

44.4

6,315

45.9

14,528

122.7

21,352

153.8

18,497

147.2

Psychology

894

9.5

2,212

20.5

1,546

11.2

6,199

52.3

10,192

73.4

12,520

99.6

Occupational therapy

1,682

17.8

2,756

25.6

6,156

44.8

9,174

77.5

16,593

119.5

8,837

70.3

Ophthalmology

611

6.5

1,096

10.2

1,222

8.9

955

8.1

860

6.2

473

3.8

Social work

197

2.1

126

1.2

382

2.8

420

3.5

1,195

8.6

3,227

25.7

Pain and palliative care specialist

559

5.9

1,093

10.1

1,198

8.7

1,041

8.8

1,299

9.4

1,702

13.5

Other medical specialties

101,027

1,069.3

82,479

765.6

121,718

885.4

157,109

1,326.7

142,456

1,026.3

78,836

627.4

Total

227,373

2,406.6

264,276

2,453.2

384,122

2,794.1

433,736

3,662.6

523,789

3,773.7

421,486

3,354.2