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Head & Neck · Mixed

General (non-specific) neck pain

Common neck pain and stiffness at the back and side of the neck without a single identifiable cause.

Indexed — full page in progressSource: Rehab Science · Ch 15 · PDF pp. 266, 268Neck Pain protocol →What should I avoid?

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Rehab Science describes it in the Neck Pain protocol (PDF pp. 266–268). Treats: General neck pain and stiffness (back and side); Neck strains and sprains (whiplash); Cervical spondylosis (arthritis).

Source: Rehab Science · Ch 15 · PDF pp. 266, 268· 6 original research citationsshow sources ▾
Also cited by the book on these pages:
  1. [Ch 15·1] Childs JD, Cleland JA, Elliott JM, et al. Neck pain: clinical practice guidelines linked to the international classification of functioning, disability, and health from the orthopedic section of the American Physical Therapy Association [published correction appears in J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2009 Apr;39(4):297]. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008;38(9):A1-A34. find original ↗
  2. [Ch 15·2] Côté P, Cassidy DJ, Carroll LJ, Kristman V. The annual incidence and course of neck pain in the general population: a population-based cohort study. Pain. 2004;112(3):267-273. find original ↗
  3. [Ch 15·3] Borghouts JAJ, Koes BW, Bouter LM. The clinical course and prognostic factors of non-specific neck pain: a systematic review. Pain. 1998;77(1):1-13. find original ↗
  4. [Ch 15·4] Kazeminasab S, Nejadghaderi SA, Amiri P, et al. Neck pain: global epidemiology, trends and risk factors. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022;23(1):26. find original ↗
  5. [Ch 15·5] Andersen LL, Saervoll CA, Mortensen OS, Poulsen OM, Hannerz H, Zebis MK. Effectiveness of small daily amounts of progressive resistance training for frequent neck/shoulder pain: randomised controlled trial. Pain. 2011;152(2):440-446. find original ↗
  6. [Ch 15·6] Andersen LL, Kjaer M, Søgaard K, Hansen L, Kryger AI, Sjøgaard G. Effect of two contrasting types of physical exercise on chronic neck muscle pain. Arthritis Rheum. 2008;59(1):84-91. find original ↗

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