Neck pain imposes a considerable personal and socioeconomic burden—it is one of the top
five chronic pain conditions in terms of prevalence and years lost to disability—yet it receives …

Neck pain is very common, but most of the causes are unknown, making diagnosis and
treatment extremely challenging. Current studies have found that one of the main problems …

Abstract The Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF) issued a clinical practice
guideline for physical therapists that addresses the assessment and treatment of patients …

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interventional
techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic spinal pain. METHODOLOGY …

Cervical radiculopathy is a common clinical scenario. Patients with radiculopathy typically
present with neck pain, arm pain, or both. We review the epidemiology of cervical …

Background The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the use of cervical spine joint
procedures including joint injections, nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation to treat …

Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are the most widely utilized pain management procedure
in the world, their use supported by more than 45 placebo-controlled studies and dozens of …

Background: Mobilization and manipulation therapies are widely used by patients with
chronic nonspecific neck pain; however, questions remain around efficacy, dosing, and …

STUDY DESIGN: Best evidence synthesis. OBJECTIVE: To identify, critically appraise, and
synthesize literature from 1980 through 2006 on noninvasive interventions for neck pain and …

STUDY DESIGN: Iterative discussion and consensus by a multidisciplinary task force
scientific secretariat reviewing scientific evidence on neck pain and its associated disorders …