STUDY DESIGN A regionally representative telephone survey using a 2-stage randomization process. OBJECTIVE (1) To investigate the prevalence and consequence of neck pain in terms of disability and rate of absenteeism from work. (2) To describe the health services utilization pattern of neck pain subjects and to analyse the factors associated with neck pain and health services utilization patt...

introduction spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (sseh) is an uncommon but potentially fatal condition. the increased bleeding tendency associated with anticoagulant medications has been proven to increase the risk of sseh. the symptoms of sseh usually begin with sudden severe neck or back pain and are followed by neurological deficits. however, some cases present with only axial pain or with ...

OBJECTIVE To describe how vestibular rehabilitation influences pain and range of motion among patients with whiplash-associated disorder and dizziness, and to describe whether pain or range of motion correlated with balance performance or self-perceived dizziness handicap. SUBJECTS A total of 29 patients, 20 women and 9 men, age range 22-76 years. METHODS Patients with whiplash-associated d...

Background: Neck pain is one of the most common reasons patients seek treatment in hospital. The causes neck vary widely, trigger misdiagnosis, and often result mistreatment. Misdiagnoses mistreatment-related diagnoses are associated with a diagnosis cervical herniated disc. implication misdiagnosis use excessive investigations inappropriate therapy. This review aims to determine obtained daily...

abstract background : the purpose of this study is to evaluate anterior cervical discectomy. materials and methods : this retrospective study was conducted on 43 patients underwent surgery through standard smith-robison technique with fusion. postoperative follow-up period was 24 months. clinical assessment was done through odom criteria, neck disability index and vas for neck pain. results : a...

Objective. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of three interventions for the treatment of myofascial chronic neck pain. Methods. Thirty-six patients were randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups: orthopedic manual therapy (OMT), dry needling and stretching (DN-S), and soft tissue techniques (STT). All groups received two treatment sessions with a 48 h time interval. ...

CONFLICT OF INTEREST NONE DECLARED NECK PAIN SYNDROME IS DESCRIBED AS: Pain in the neck affects at least once in a lifetime every second person, and also 10 % of adult population suffers from chronic pain in this area. It is more often among women. A constant increase of incidence in the industrialized countries is noticed. It is also the leading cause of referral to physical rehabilitation. It...

The aim of our study was to assess the effectiveness of thoracic manipulation (TM) on patients with chronic neck pain. 120 patients aged between 18 and 55 were randomly allocated into two groups: an experimental group which received TM and a control group without the manipulative procedure. Both groups received infrared radiation therapy (IRR) and a standard set of educational material. TM and ...

QUESTION What is the clinical course of a new episode of non-specific neck pain in people who are treated with multimodal physical therapies in a primary care setting? DESIGN Observational study with 3-month follow-up, run in conjunction with a randomised trial. PARTICIPANTS 181 adults who consulted a physiotherapist or chiropractor for a new episode of nonspecific neck pain. OUTCOME MEAS...

BACKGROUND Reaching overhead and reading are tasks that many individuals encounter daily. The level of difficulty of these tasks increases if an individual has neck pain. This study determined the neck movement patterns during these two tasks by comparing neck flexion of individuals with and without neck pain. METHODS This case control study used the portable video technology, Dartfish ProSui...