RT Book, Section
A1 Ho, Garry W. K.
A1 Howard, Thomas M.
A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E.
A2 Matheny, Samuel C.
A2 Lewis, Evelyn L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106848916
T1 Neck Pain
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071827454
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106848916
RD 2024/04/25
AB Neck  pain  is  a  common  clinical  problem  experienced  by  nearly  two-thirds  of  people.  Neck  pain  can  be  quite  disabling,  in  some  countries  accounting  for  nearly  as  much  disability  as  low  back  pain.  Neck  pain  is  also  similar  to  low  back  pain  in  that  the  etiology  is  poorly  understood  and  the  clinical  diagnoses  can  be  vague.  Compared  to  low  back  pain,  however,  neck  pain  has  received  limited  study.  The  few  available  randomized  controlled  studies  lack  consistency  in  study  design.  This  chapter  reviews  the  epidemiology  and  anatomy  of  neck  pain  and  provides  an  evidence-based  guide  for  the  evaluation,  diagnosis,  and  management  of  this  challenging  disorder.