Neck pain

Also called: neck pain and stiffness

Pain or stiffness in the neck, sometimes with headaches or pain into the arm.

Where the evidence stands

  • 1 clinical practice guideline — start there.
  • 0 recent reviews (systematic reviews and meta-analyses) and 0 recent randomized trials shown below.
  • Most recent publication here: Jul 1, 2017.

Outcome measures clinicians use to track progress: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS).

Clinical practice guideline

  • CPGJournal of Orthopaedic & Sports PT · Jul 1, 2017
    Neck Pain: Revision 2017 ↗

    AOPT's evidence-based recommendations for the examination, classification, and physical therapist management of neck pain, updating the 2008 guideline.

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Studies of studies — each pools the results of many trials.

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Recent randomized trials

Newest first. Single trials are building blocks; weigh them against the reviews.

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