ArticleArthritis care & research2010
Prevalence, practice patterns, and evidence for chronic neck pain.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Dry Needling in Improving Pain and Function in Comparison with Other Techniques in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pain research & management · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique on subjects with neck pain and forward head posture: a randomized controlled trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2025Trial
- Effects Of 6-Week Telerehabilitation Exercise Programme On Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain In Women: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.F1000Research · 2025Trial
- Rapid Improvement in Neck Disability, Mobility, and Sleep Quality with Chronic Neck Pain Treated by Fu's Subcutaneous Needling: A Randomized Control Study.Pain research & management · 2022Trial
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- Dosing study of massage for chronic neck pain: protocol for the dose response evaluation and analysis of massage [DREAM] trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2012Trial
- Five-week outcomes from a dosing trial of therapeutic massage for chronic neck pain.Annals of family medicineTrial
- Racial Bias and False Beliefs Among Doctor of Physical Therapy Students and Their Impact on Pain Management Decisions.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Healthcare Provider Perspectives of Various Signs and Symptoms for Diagnosing Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Results of an International, Multidisciplinary Survey.Muscle & nerve · 2026Article
- Anxiety as a Psychological Modulator of Endogenous Pain Inhibition in Chronic Neck Pain: Implications for Precision Rehabilitation.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Baduanjin exercise with or without traditional Chinese tuina therapy for nonspecific chronic neck pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Jaw Exercises Applied in Addition to Cervical Stabilization Exercises in Individuals with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial [Letter].Journal of pain research · 2026Article
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- The Frequency of Symptoms in Patients With a Diagnosis of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Results of a Scoping Review.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Specific and shared mechanisms associated with treatment for chronic neck pain: study protocol for the SS-MECH trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Article
- Randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of 6-week telerehabilitation exercise programme on chronic non-specific neck pain: a study protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Cervical medial branch block progression to radiofrequency neurotomy: A retrospective clinical audit.North American Spine Society journal · 2021Article
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- A Retrospective Analysis on Cervical Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Neck Pain in a Tertiary Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2021Article
- Cervical Disc Arthroplasty for Axial Neck Pain: Comparison of Outcomes to 2 Other Common Cervical Conditions.International journal of spine surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of chronic neck pain in North Carolina, to describe health care use (providers, treatments, and diagnostic testing) for chronic neck pain, and to correlate health care use with the current best evidence.
methodsWe used data from a cross-sectional telephone survey of a representative sample of North Carolina households in 2006. A total of 5,357 households were contacted in 2006 to identify 141 noninstitutionalized adults ages ≥21 years with chronic neck pain and no chronic low back pain. The subjects were interviewed about their health and health care use (i.e., provider, tests, and treatments). Patterns of health care use were compared with current systematic reviews.
resultsThe estimated prevalence of chronic neck pain in 2006 among noninstitutionalized individuals for the state of North Carolina was 2.2% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.7-2.6). Individuals with chronic neck pain were middle-aged (mean age 48.9 years) and the majority of subjects were women (56%) and non-Hispanic white (81%). The subjects saw a mean of 5.21 (95% CI 4.8-5.6) provider types and had a mean of 21 visits. The types of treatments subjects reported varied, with treatments such as electrotherapy stimulation (30.3%), corsets or braces (20.9%), massage (28.1%), ultrasound (27.3%), heat (57.0%), and cold (47.4%) having unclear or little benefit based on the current best available reviews.
conclusionBased on the current evidence for best practice, our findings indicate overutilization of diagnostic testing, narcotics, and modalities, and underutilization of effective treatments such as therapeutic exercise.
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