Neck Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines
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Discussion & Background
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The purpose of this clinical guideline is to describe the evidence based physical therapy practice including diagnosis, prognosis, intervention and assessment ofoutcome for musculoskeletal disorders related to neck pain that are commonly managed with orthopaedic physical therapy techniques.
More specifically, in the paragraphs that follow, there will be a review of the levels and grades of evidence associated with different treatments in the management of neck pain, diagnosis based on impairments and functional limitations, and recommendations for treatment based on levels of current evidence.
All information is based on: Childs J, Cleland J, Elliott J, Deydre T, Wainner R, Whitman J, et al. Neck Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health From the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008;38(9):A1-A34.[1]
Grades & Levels of Evidence
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Neck Pain Impairment & Function Based Diagnosis
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Recommendations[edit | edit source]
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Childs J, Cleland J, Elliott J, Deydre T, Wainner R, Whitman J, et al. Neck Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health From the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008;38(9):A1-A34.
