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• Spinal mobilisation more effective for neck pain. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals)

  From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 17, Issue 41) Peer-Reviewed

  June 25, 2003200 words Brief article Spinal mobilisation is more effective and less costly for treating neck pain than physiotherapy or care by a GP, a Dutch study has found. Neck pain occurs in about a sixth of men and a quarter of women in the...

• Combination of Chiropractic and Exercise as an Alternative to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for the Treatment of Neck Pain: Should a Combination of Chiropractic and Exercise be the First Line of Therapy for Neck Pain? A Commentary on the Available Research

  Author:Adrian IsazaFrom:Original Internist (Vol. 25, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20181,759 words Report 1960LA recent systematic review of 35 randomized controlled trials found that the magnitude of the difference in outcomes between NSAIDs and placebo groups is not clinically important for spinal pain. The study concluded...

• Simple neck pain questions used in surveys, evaluated in relation to health outcomes: a cohort study

  Authors:Anna Grimby-Ekman and Mats HagbergFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 5, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 26, 20125,124 words Article 1440LBackground The high prevalence of pain reported in many epidemiological studies, and the degree to which this prevalence reflects severe pain is under discussion in the literature. The aim of the present study was to...

• The Qualification of Outcome after Cervical Spine Surgery by Patients Compared to the Neck Disability Index

  Authors:Roland Donk, Andre Verbeek, Wim Verhagen, Hans Groenewoud, Allard Hosman, and Ronald BartelsFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 23, 20162,914 words Report 1170LObjective The Neck Disability Index (NDI) is a patient self-assessed outcome measurement tool to assess disability, and that is frequently used to evaluate the effects of the treatment of neck-related problems. In...

• Burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.

  Authors:Sileshi Ayhualem, Abayneh Alamer, Sisay Deme Dabi, Kefale Getie Bogale, Abey Bekele Abebe, and Mulugeta Bayisa ChalaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 7, 20215,851 words Report 1430LBackground Mobile technology has spread rapidly around the globe. In 2018 the numbers of mobile subscribers in Ethiopia hit 66.2 million. Musculoskeletal complaints related to smartphone use in different body parts...

• Be conservative with neck pain, experts urge: no history of trauma, suspicion of neoplasm or infection? Wait a while before taking images

  Author:Christine KilgoreFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 35, Issue 11)

  June 1, 2005599 words Article Physicians who urged conservative treatment for neck pain--including a waiting period for imaging studies--were peppered with questions at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons about how to...

• Managing chronic neck pain: Exercise and support device both needed

  Authors:Helewa A, Goldsmith CH, and Smythe HAFrom:The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine (Vol. 24, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 1, 2007227 words Brief article 1030LHelewa A, Goldsmith CH, Smythe HA, et al, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, and other centers. Effect of therapeutic exercise and sleeping neck support on patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized...

• Throat pain causes a patient to divulge his lifelong secret: the man's heretofore unknown neurologic condition calls the original diagnosis into question

  Author:Marjaneh M. FooladiFrom:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 13, Issue 11)

  Nov. 2010919 words Case study 1240LCASE #3 Mr. M, a healthy-looking Middle Eastern man age 30 years, was first seen at the primary-care clinic with a complaint of throat pain with no voice change or difficulty swallowing. He lived on the Mediterranean...

• Direction-Specific Impairments in Cervical Range of Motion in Women with Chronic Neck Pain: Influence of Head Posture and Gravitationally Induced Torque

  Authors:Thomas Rudolfsson, Martin Bjorklund, Asa Svedmark, Divya Srinivasan, and Mats DjupsjobackaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 18, 20175,879 words Article 1480LBackground Cervical range of motion (ROM) is commonly assessed in clinical practice and research. In a previous study we decomposed active cervical sagittal ROM into contributions from lower and upper levels of the...

• A higher-order analysis supports use of the 11-item version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in people with neck pain

  Authors:David Walton and James M. ElliottFrom:Physical Therapy (Vol. 93, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20135,374 words Report 1530LBackground. Despite increasing clinical and research use of the 11-item version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11) in people with neck pain, little is known about its measurement properties in this...

• Evaluating the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Neck Pain in Dental Hygiene Students.

  Authors:Justine E. Stambaugh, Christina Calleros, Patricia Siegel, and Christine NatheFrom:Journal of Dental Hygiene (Vol. 95, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20213,201 words Report 2060LPurpose: Poor ergonomics is one of the leading factors in developing musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of forward neck flexion of dental hygiene students during manual scaling...

• Radiology review: test your radiologic acumen against both routine presentations and extraordinary circumstances from actual case presentations

  Author:Nandan R. HichkadFrom:Clinician Reviews (Vol. 16, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2006120 words Brief article 1210LA 20-year-old woman is brought for evaluation of neck and back pain secondary to a motor vehicle collision. She was a restrained driver in a high-speed, single-vehicle accident in which she lost control of the car and...

• Continuing education and treatment of neck pain

  Author:Gwendolen JullFrom:Physical Therapy (Vol. 89, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20091,794 words Report 1570LContinuing education and professional development are hallmarks of professional practice. The concept of the 5-year half-life of knowledge in health care professions is well recognized, (1) as is the fact that tertiary...

• Crowned dens syndrome

  Author:Akira KuriyamaFrom:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 186, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 4, 2014400 words Author abstract, Rep... 1600LAn 84-year-old man presented with acute fever, occipital pain and neck stiffness. His medical history included pseudogout of the right knee, which was confirmed by the presence of chondrocalcinosis on a radiograph and...

• A study to observe the effects of physiotherapy with and without manual therapy in the management postural neck pain: A randomized control trial

  Authors:Muhammad Fareed Nasir, Rubab Jawed, Nabeel Naeem Baig, Maryam Younus, Ayesha Arshad, and Aisha TahirFrom:Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (Vol. 71, Issue 1)

  Jan. 31, 20212,515 words Report 1890LByline: Muhammad Fareed Nasir, Rubab Jawed, Nabeel Naeem Baig, Maryam Younus, Ayesha Arshad and Aisha Tahir Keywords: Neck pain, Visual analogue scale, Neck disability index, Manual therapy, Exercise. Introduction...

• Validation of the Orebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire in patients with chronic neck pain

  Authors:Anke Langenfeld, Carolien Bastiaenen, Florian Brunner, and Jaap SwanenburgFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 2, 20182,744 words Report 1210LObjectives To validate the German version of OMPSQ (OMPSQ-G) for patients with chronic neck pain. Results After translating OMPSQ to German, we assessed the discriminant validity between patients and healthy...

• The effect of mind-body exercise on cervical spine mobility of people with neck discomfort: A systemic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

  Authors:Xianhui Liao, Hao Chen, and Beihai GeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 21, 20225,682 words Report 1410LBackground Long-term and high-intensity work can lead to considerable discomfort in people's cervical spines. Objectives This study sought to explore the effect of mind-body exercise intervention on the cervical...

• Is tactile acuity altered in individuals with acute mechanical neck pain?

  Authors:Shobhalakshmi Holla, Turiya Vats, and Pratima NagpalFrom:Indian Journal of Pain (Vol. 32, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  September-December 20183,098 words Report 1810LByline: Shobhalakshmi. Holla, Turiya. Vats, Pratima. Nagpal Background: Tactile acuity measured by point discrimination (TPD) refers to the precision by which we can sense touch.An increase in TPD threshold (loss of...

• Ergonomic intervention in the treatment of a patient with upper extremity and neck pain

  Author:Philip FabrizioFrom:Physical Therapy (Vol. 89, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20095,851 words Report 1890LBackground and Purpose. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are widespread among computer users and costly to the health care system. Workstation setup and worker postures contribute to upper-extremity and neck...

• Clinical pressure pain threshold testing in neck pain: comparing protocols, responsiveness, and association with psychological variables

  Authors:David M. Walton, Lenerdene Levesque, Martin Payne, and Julie SchickFrom:Physical Therapy (Vol. 94, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20146,873 words Report 1590LBackground. Quantitative sensory testing, including pressure pain threshold (PPT), is seeing increased use in clinical practice. In order to facilitate clinical utility, knowledge of the properties of the tool and...