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Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders: A Complex Conundrum

Authors: Dino Samartzis, DSc, PhD (C), MSc, Dip, EBHC, MRIPH, Francis H. Shen, MD

Abstract

In their Executive Summary, the Task Force addressed the epidemiology, risk factors, course and prognosis, assessment, and treatment options, as well as decision analyses regarding neck pain. Interventions that were focus-driven as to specific aims and goals to improve daily activities were found to be effective. In addition, no specific noninvasive treatment option for neck pain was found to be superior. There is no single cause contributing to neck pain, and as such there is no ideal treatment that can be generalized to the population.

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