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  1. Chronic neck pain after whiplash associated disorders (WAD) may lead to reduced displacement and peak velocity of neck movements. Dynamic neck movements in people with chronic WAD are also reported to display ...

    Authors: Harald Vikne, Eva Sigrid Bakke, Knut Liestøl, Stian R Engen and Nina Vøllestad
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2013 14:314
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  2. The overall objective was to evaluate the predictive validity of a subgroup classification based on the Swedish version of the MPI, the MPI-S, among gainfully employed workers with neck pain (NP) and/or low ba...

    Authors: Cecilia Bergström, Jan Hagberg, Lennart Bodin, Irene Jensen and Gunnar Bergström
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2011 12:81
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  3. Cervical proprioception is critical in the maintenance of posture and movements, so its assessment in different cervical conditions has gained importance in recent clinical practice. Studies reporting this ass...

    Authors: Ravi Shankar Reddy, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Snehil Dixit and Mohammed Abohashrh
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:447
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  4. Work-related neck pain (WRNP) is a leading cause of disability and absenteeism. Patients with neck pain often have neck muscle tenderness and decreased cervical mobility, which are sometimes combined with psyc...

    Authors: Weiming Wang, Chang Ji, Lars Louis Andersen, Yafei Wang, Yangyang Lin, Li Jiang, Shuwei Chen, Yangfan Xu, Ziping Zhang, Le Shi and Yuling Wang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2022 23:1119
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  5. Although psychosocial factors are known to be highly linked with neck pain, current therapies focus on somatically based interventions such as medicinal or manipulatory therapies. This study examines how socio...

    Authors: Eva Blozik, Daria Laptinskaya, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Helene Schaefer, Michael M Kochen, Wolfgang Himmel and Martin Scherer
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:13
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  6. Neck pain (NP) is a very common musculoskeletal condition with potential for a high burden in disability and length of disorder. Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) give recommendations to clinicians for provid...

    Authors: Pulak Parikh, Pasqualina Santaguida, Joy Macdermid, Anita Gross and Arshia Eshtiaghi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:81
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  7. Neck and shoulder pain, back pain and low back pain are common symptoms in Japanese subjects, and it is important to elucidate the pathology and associated factors of these pains due to their frequency and imp...

    Authors: Yoichi Iizuka, Haku Iizuka, Tokue Mieda, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takashi Ohsawa, Tsuyoshi Sasaki and Kenji Takagishi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2015 16:333
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  8. Chronic shoulder and neck pain is one of the most common chronic occupational disorders, with an average incidence rate of 48.5%, severely affecting patients’ quality of life and ability to work. According to ...

    Authors: Ansu Wang, Yufeng Zhou, Xuyan Li, Weiqun Wang, Xu Zhao, Ping Chen and Wenbo Liao
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:316
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  9. Responsiveness of a clinical test is highly relevant in order to evaluate the effect of a given intervention. However, the responsiveness of clinical tests for people with neck pain has not been adequately eva...

    Authors: René Jørgensen, Inge Ris, Carsten Juhl, Deborah Falla and Birgit Juul-Kristensen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:548
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  10. Pattern tracing tasks can be used to assess cervical spine movement sense (CMS). A simple clinical measure of CMS (tracing fixed figure-of-eight (F8) and zigzag (ZZ) patterns with a head mounted laser) has bee...

    Authors: Isabelle M Werner, Markus J Ernst, Julia Treleaven and Rebecca J Crawford
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2018 19:358
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  11. Non-specific neck pain is the most prevailing musculoskeletal disorder which has a large socioeconomic burden worldwide. It is associated with poor posture and neck strain which may lead to pain and restricted...

    Authors: Zainab Khalid Khan, Syed Imran Ahmed, Aftab Ahmed Mirza Baig and Waqas Ahmed Farooqui
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2022 23:567
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  13. Due to advances in hip arthroscopy, the number of surgical procedures has increased dramatically. The diagnostic challenge in patients with longstanding hip and groin pain, as well as the increasing number of ...

    Authors: Anders Pålsson, Ioannis Kostogiannis, Håkan Lindvall and Eva Ageberg
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:432
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  14. Flight-related neck, shoulder and low back pain are the most common musculoskeletal disorders among helicopter pilots and their crewmembers, thus becoming a growing concern. Information on the combined prevale...

    Authors: Markus Posch, Alois Schranz, Manfred Lener, Werner Senn, Björn O. Äng, Martin Burtscher and Gerhard Ruedl
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:44
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  15. Chronic musculoskeletal pain affects over 20% of the adult population and is one of the most common reasons for sick leave in Sweden. The aim of this study was to investigate which demographic, health and psyc...

    Authors: Lisa Mather, Annina Ropponen, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Jurgita Narusyte and Pia Svedberg
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:622
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  16. Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders in clinical practice. However neck pain may mask more serious pathology. Although uncommon in most musculoskeletal physiotherapy practices, it is p...

    Authors: Firas Mourad, Giuseppe Giovannico, Filippo Maselli, Francesca Bonetti, César Fernández de las Peñas and James Dunning
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:7
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  17. Evidence indicates that supervised home exercises, combined or not with manual therapy, can be beneficial for patients with non-specific chronic neck pain (NCNP). The objective of the study is to investigate t...

    Authors: Johanne Martel, Claude Dugas, Jean-Daniel Dubois and Martin Descarreaux
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2011 12:41
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  18. Patients with cervical radiculopathy often have neck- and arm pain, neurological changes, activity limitations and difficulties in returning to work. Most patients are not candidates for surgery but are often ...

    Authors: Åsa Dedering, Marie Halvorsen, Joshua Cleland, Mikael Svensson and Anneli Peolsson
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:274
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  19. Previous research has indicated neck-shoulder disorders to have a fluctuating course incorporating a variety of symptoms. These findings awoke our interest to make a comparison between symptoms experienced by ...

    Authors: Birgitta Wiitavaara, Martin Björklund, Christine Brulin and Mats Djupsjöbacka
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009 10:30
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  20. The evidence for the effect of treatments of neck pain is modest. In the absence of causal treatments, a possibility is to tailor the treatment to the individuals’ functional limitations and symptoms. The aim ...

    Authors: Åsa Svedmark, Mats Djupsjöbacka, Charlotte Häger, Gwendolen Jull and Martin Björklund
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:408
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  21. Neck and shoulder complaints are common in primary care physiotherapy. These patients experience pain and disability, resulting in high societal costs ... to a patient’s risk of persistent disabling pain. Mode of...

    Authors: Mark L. van Tilburg, Corelien J. J. Kloek, Martijn F. Pisters, J. Bart Staal, Johanna M. van Dongen, Marjolein de Weerd, Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo, Nadine E. Foster and Cindy Veenhof
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2021 22:143
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  22. Subgrouping of migraine patients according to the pain response to manual palpation of the upper cervical spine has been recently described. Based on the neuroanatomy and the convergence of spinal and trigemin...

    Authors: Annika Schwarz, Kerstin Luedtke and Thomas Schöttker-Königer
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2022 23:379
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  23. Musculoskeletal pain is common in the general population and constitutes a major public health problem. A large proportion of these conditions may be work related. The aim of this study was to explore the relativ...

    Authors: Inger Arvidsson, Jenny Gremark Simonsen, Agneta Lindegård-Andersson, Jonas Björk and Catarina Nordander
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2020 21:621
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  24. Manual therapy as spinal manipulation, spinal mobilization, stretching and massage are common treatment methods for neck and back pain. The objective was to compare the treatment effect on pain intensity, pain...

    Authors: Kari Paanalahti, Lena W. Holm, Margareta Nordin, Jonas Höijer, Jessica Lyander, Martin Asker and Eva Skillgate
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:176
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  25. A chronic pain condition may result in altered autonomic nervous system regulation in various patient populations. We evaluated whether autonomic regulation differs between sciatica patients referred to spine ...

    Authors: Jarmo Södervall, Jaro Karppinen, Jukka Puolitaival, Eero Kyllönen, Antti M Kiviniemi, Mikko P Tulppo and Arto J Hautala
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2013 14:149
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  26. This study systematically summarizes quantitative imaging biomarker research in non-traumatic neck and shoulder musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). There were two research questions: 1) Are there quantitative im...

    Authors: Judith E. Gold, David M. Hallman, Fredrik Hellström, Martin Björklund, Albert G. Crenshaw, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Mary F. Barbe and Sayed Ali
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:395
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  27. Shoulder and neck pain are reported as the most common occupational-related health problem and cause of morbidity, absenteeism from work among school teachers worldwide. School teachers represent an occupation...

    Authors: Melaku Hailu Temesgen, Gashaw Jember Belay, Asmare Yitayeh Gelaw, Balamurugan Janakiraman and Yaregal Animut
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2019 20:18
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  28. Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint and is often associated with shoulder or arm pain. There is a paucity of information on effective treatment for neck and arm pain, such as radiculopathy or cervi...

    Authors: Cato A Basson, Aimee Stewart and Witness Mudzi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014 15:419
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  29. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether professional drivers of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) with neck pain have a different array of neuromusculoskeletal disorders in the neck and upper extremitie...

    Authors: Börje Rehn, Tohr Nilsson and Bengt Järvholm
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5:1
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  30. Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for consultation in general practice. Currently, LBP is categorised into specific and non-specific causes. However, extravertebral causes, such as abdomina...

    Authors: Anna Kunow, Julia Freyer Martins Pereira and Jean-François Chenot
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:363
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  31. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, which is characterised by myofascial trigger points. Therapeutic physical modalities, as potentially effective treatment options...

    Authors: Peijue He, Wenxuan Fu, Hang Shao, Meng Zhang, Zhuoli Xie, Juan Xiao, Lijuan Li, Yiwei Liu, Yi Cheng and Qian Wang
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:376
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  32. Providing individualized care based on the context and preferences of the patient is important. Knowledge on both prognostic risk stratification and blended eHealth care in musculoskeletal conditions is increa...

    Authors: Mark L. van Tilburg, Corelien J.J. Kloek, Nadine E. Foster, Raymond W.J.G. Ostelo, Cindy Veenhof, J. Bart Staal and Martijn F. Pisters
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:176
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  34. Patients with cervical radicular syndrome due to disc herniation refractory to conservative treatment are offered surgical treatment. Anterior cervical discectomy is the standard procedure, often in combinatio...

    Authors: Mark P Arts, Ronald Brand, Elske van den Akker, Bart W Koes and Wilco C Peul
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:122
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  35. Musculoskeletal pain is a risk factor for leaving the labour market temporarily and permanently. While the presence of multi-site pain increases the risk of disability pension, we lack detailed knowledge about...

    Authors: Rúni Bláfoss, Jonas Vinstrup, Sebastian Venge Skovlund, Rubén López-Bueno, Joaquin Calatayud, Thomas Clausen and Lars Louis Andersen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2021 22:771
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  36. It is usually assumed that musculoskeletal pain is associated with both the physical workload and the psychosocial work environment, as well as with personal and lifestyle factors. This study aims to ascertain...

    Authors: Inger Arvidsson, Jenny Gremark Simonsen, Camilla Dahlqvist, Anna Axmon, Björn Karlson, Jonas Björk and Catarina Nordander
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:35
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  37. The course of pain at a specific region such as the lower back has previously been shown as well as for generalized pain. However we have not found any report on the course of pain from various different speci...

    Authors: Christina Gummesson, Sven-Olof Isacsson, Agneta H Isacsson, H Ingemar Andersson, John Ektor-Andersen, Per-Olof Östergren and Bertil Hanson
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2006 7:17
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  38. In October 2017, a partnership was established between the University Hospital of Toulouse and the French Chiropractic College, “Institut Franco-Européen de Chiropraxie” (IFEC). Before 2017, chiropractors did ...

    Authors: Mallard F, Lemeunier N, Mior S, Pecourneau V and Côté P
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2022 23:229
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  39. The study design was cross-sectional. Eligible participants were first-time patients with neck/back or shoulder complaints who were referred to a PMR outpatient clinic between January ... scale, or NRS) focused o...

    Authors: Sigrid Skatteboe, Cecilie Røe, Morten Wang Fagerland and Lars-Petter Granan
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:48
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  40. Multiple factors influence the recovery process of low back pain (LBP). The identification and increased knowledge of prognostic factors might contribute to a better understanding of the course of LBP. The pur...

    Authors: Gijs P.G. Lemmers, René J.F. Melis, Sophie Pagen, Robin Hak, Ellen K. de Snoo, Gert P. Westert, Philip J. van der Wees and J. Bart Staal
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:193
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  41. Musculoskeletal disorders are the leading cause of work-related sick leave and incur substantial socioeconomic costs. With the aging of our society and employees, the problem is exacerbating, and prevention is...

    Authors: Julia Barthelme, Martha Sauter, Charlotte Mueller and Falk Liebers
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2021 22:624
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  42. Follow-ups more than 20 years after neck surgery are extremely rare. No previous randomized studies have investigated differences in pain and disability more than 20 years after ACDF surgery using different te...

    Authors: Anna Hermansen, Rune Hedlund, Peter Zsigmond and Anneli Peolsson
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:406
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  43. Among the working population, non-specific low-back pain and neck pain are one of the most common reasons for sickness absenteeism. The aim was to evaluate the effects of an early intervention of yoga - compar...

    Authors: Elisabeth Björk Brämberg, Gunnar Bergström, Irene Jensen, Jan Hagberg and Lydia Kwak
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:132
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  44. Pain drawings are a diagnostic adjunct to history taking, clinical examinations, and biomedical tests in evaluating pain. We hypothesized that somatoform-functional pain, is mirrored in distinctive graphic pat...

    Authors: Niklaus Egloff, Rafael JA Cámara, Roland von Känel, Nicole Klingler, Elizabeth Marti and Marie-Louise Gander Ferrari
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012 13:257
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  45. Complaints of arm, neck and shoulder are a major health problem in Western societies and a huge economic burden due to sickness absence and health-care costs. In 2003 the 12-month prevalence’s in the Netherlan...

    Authors: Vivian EJ Bruls, Caroline HG Bastiaenen and Rob A de Bie
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2013 14:8
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  46. The impact of long-term dizziness is considerable both on the personal level and in society and may lead to self-imposed restrictions in daily activities and social relations due to fear of triggering the symp...

    Authors: Unni Moen, Mari Kalland Knapstad, Kjersti Thulin Wilhelmsen, Frederik Kragerud Goplen, Stein Helge Glad Nordahl, Jan Erik Berge, Bård Natvig, Dara Meldrum and Liv Heide Magnussen
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:173
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  47. Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem experienced after natural disasters. LBP is often concurrent with other musculoskeletal pain; however, the effects of preexisting musculoskeletal pain on the deve...

    Authors: Yutaka Yabe, Yoshihiro Hagiwara, Takuya Sekiguchi, Yumi Sugawara, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Shinichirou Yoshida, Yasuhito Sogi, Toshihisa Yano, Takahiro Onoki, Tadahisa Takahashi, Jun Iwatsu, Ichiro Tsuji and Eiji Itoi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2020 21:227
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  48. Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) of the shoulder girdle and cervical region is a common musculoskeletal problem that is often chronic or recurrent. Physical therapy (PT) and lidocaine injections (LI) are two tre...

    Authors: Luz Helena Lugo, Hector Ivan García, Heather L. Rogers and Jesús Alberto Plata
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016 17:101
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  49. Facet joints are a clinically important source of chronic cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine pain. The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the prevalence of facet joint pain by spinal region...

    Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Mark V Boswell, Vijay Singh, Vidyasagar Pampati, Kim S Damron and Carla D Beyer
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004 5:15
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  50. Evidence has shown that velocity-specific exercise results in additional benefits for peripheral joint muscles by promoting their functions, however, its effects on spinal muscles are yet to be investigated. T...

    Authors: Sharon MH Tsang, Kenneth TK Chan, Parco LT Ho, Jacky CY Kwok, Daniel HT Tse and Henry HT Tsoi
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2021 22:81
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