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Neck Pain:
Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to
the International Classication 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. doi:10.2519/jospt.2008.0303
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Recommendations*
F7J>E7D7JEC?97B<;7JKH;I0 Although the cause of neck pain
may be associated with degenerative processes or pathology
identied during diagnostic imaging, the tissue that is causing
a patients neck pain is most often unknown. Thus, clinicians
should assess for impaired function of muscle, connective, and
nerve tissues associated with the identied pathological tissues
when a patient presents with neck pain. (Recommendation
based on theoretical/foundational evidence.)
H?IA<79JEHI0 Clinicians should consider age greater than 40,
coexisting low back pain, a long history of neck pain, cycling as
a regular activity, loss of strength in the hands, worrisome attitude, poor quality of life, and less vitality as predisposing factors
for the development of chronic neck pain. (Recommendation
based on moderate evidence.)
:?7=DEI?I%9B7II?<?97J?ED0 Neck pain, without symptoms or
signs of serious medical or psychological conditions, associated
with (1) motion limitations in the cervical and upper thoracic
regions, (2) headaches, and (3) referred or radiating pain into
an upper extremity are useful clinical ndings for classifying a
patient with neck pain into one of the following International
Statistical Classication of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) categories: cervicalgia, pain in thoracic spine, headaches, cervicocranial syndrome, sprain and strain of cervical
spine, spondylosis with radiculopathy, and cervical disc disorder
with radiculopathy; and the associated International Classication of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) impairmentbased category of neck pain with the following impairments of
body function:
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The following physical examination measures may be useful in
classifying a patient in the ICF impairment-based category of
neck pain with mobility decits and the associated ICD categories of cervicalgia or pain in thoracic spine. (Recommendation
based on moderate evidence.)
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classifying a patient in the ICF impairment-based category of
neck pain with headaches and the associated ICD categories
of headaches or cervicocranial syndrome. (Recommendation
based on moderate evidence.)
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Recommendations* (continued)
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can be used for patients with neck symptoms. Examination
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suggested: anterior/medial/posterior scalenes, upper trapezius,
levator scapulae, pectoralis minor, and pectoralis major. (Recommendation based on weak evidence.)
?DJ;HL;DJ?EDI9EEH:?D7J?ED"IJH;D=J>;D?D="7D:;D:KH7D9;;N;H9?I;I0 Clinicians should consider the use of coordination, strengthening, and endurance exercises to reduce
neck pain and headache. (Recommendation based on strong
evidence.)
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Specic repeated movements or procedures to promote centralization are not more benecial in reducing disability when
compared to other forms of interventions. (Recommendation
based on weak evidence.)
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improve recovery in patients with whiplash-associated disorder,
clinicians should (1) educate the patient that early return to
normal, non-provocative pre-accident activities is important,
and (2) provide reassurance to the patient that good prognosis
and full recovery commonly occurs. (Recommendation based
on strong evidence.)
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Introduction
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The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an ongoing effort to create evidence-based
practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy management of patients with musculoskeletal impairments described
in the World Health Organizations International Classication
of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF).1/
The purposes of these clinical guidelines are to:
Describe evidence-based physical therapy practice including
diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and assessment of outcome
for musculoskeletal disorders commonly managed by orthopaedic physical therapists
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using the World Health Organizations terminology related
to impairments of body function and body structure, activity
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address impairments of body function and structure, activity limitations, and participation restrictions associated with
common musculoskeletal conditions
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resulting from physical therapy interventions in body function and structure as well as in activity and participation of
the individual
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accepted terminology, of the practice of orthopaedic physical therapists
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musculoskeletal conditions
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therapy clinicians, academic instructors, clinical instructors,
students, interns, residents, and fellows regarding the best
current practice of orthopaedic physical therapy
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This guideline is not intended to be construed or to serve as a
standard of medical care. Standards of care are determined on
the basis of all clinical data available for an individual patient
and are subject to change as scientic knowledge and technology advance and patterns of care evolve. These parameters of
practice should be considered guidelines only. Adherence to
them will not ensure a successful outcome in every patient, nor
should they be construed as including all proper methods of care
or excluding other acceptable methods of care aimed at the same
results. The ultimate judgment regarding a particular clinical
procedure or treatment plan must be made in light of the clinical
data presented by the patient, the diagnostic and treatment options available, and the patients values, expectations, and preferences. However, we suggest that signicant departures from accepted guidelines should be documented in the patients medical
records at the time the relevant clinical decision is made.
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Methods
Content experts were appointed by the Orthopaedic Section,
APTA as developers and authors of clinical practice guidelines
for musculoskeletal conditions of the cervical region that are
commonly treated by physical therapists. These content experts
were given the task to identify impairments of body function
and structure, activity limitations, and participation restrictions, described using ICF terminology, that could (1) categorize
patients into mutually exclusive impairment patterns upon
which to base intervention strategies, and (2) serve as measures
of changes in function over the course of an episode of care. The
second task given to the content experts was to describe interventions and supporting evidence for specic subsets of patients
based upon the previously chosen patient categories. It was also
acknowledged by the Orthopaedic Section, APTA content experts that a systematic search and review of the evidence solely
related to diagnostic categories based on International Statistical Classication of Diseases and Health Related Problems
(ICD)10 terminology would not be useful for these ICF-based
clinical practice guidelines as most of the evidence associated
with changes in levels of impairment or function in homogeneous populations is not readily searchable using the ICD terminology. Thus, the authors of this clinical practice guideline sysm^fZmb\Zeerl^Zk\a^]F>=EBG>%<BG:AE%Zg]ma^<h\akZg^
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any relevant articles related to classication, outcome measures,
and intervention strategies for musculoskeletal conditions of the
neck region commonly treated by physical therapists. Each content expert was assigned a specic subcategory (classication,
outcome measures, and intervention strategies for musculoskeletal conditions of the neck region) to search by the lead author
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performed a separate search, including but not limited to the
3 databases listed above, to identify articles to assure that no
studies of relevance were omitted. Additionally, when relevant
articles were identied, their reference lists were hand-searched
in an attempt to identify other articles that might have contributed to the outcome of these clinical practice guidelines.
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Methods (continued)
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CLINICAL GUIDELINES
Impairment/Function-based
Diagnosis
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some time in their lives.*2%+)%-+%-,%..%**.%*+2 In addition, it has been
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experience an episode of neck pain.19 Additionally, a recent
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12 months.44 Five percent of the adult population with neck
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health concern.*2%11 In a survey of workers with injuries to
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recurrence within 1 year. The economic burden due to disorders of the neck is high, and includes costs of treatment,
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C^mm^^mZe91 reported that patients with neck pain make up
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have not been established for many of these entities. Similar
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identified during diagnostic imaging, the tissue
that is causing a patients neck pain is most often unknown. Thus, clinicians should assess for impaired function of muscle, connective, and nerve tissues associated
with the identified pathological tissues when a patient
presents with neck pain.
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Bot and colleagues18 investigated the clinical course and predictors of recovery for patients
with neck and shoulder pain. Four hundred forty
three patients who consulted their primary care physician
with neck or shoulder symptoms were followed for 12 months.
At 12 months, 32% of patients reported that they had recovered. Predictors of poor pain-related outcome at 12 months
included less intense pain at baseline, a history of neck and
shoulder symptoms, more worrying, worse perceived health,
and a moderate or bad quality of life. The predictors for a
poor disability-related response at 12 months included older
age, less disability at baseline, longer duration of symptoms,
loss of strength in hands, having multiple symptoms, more
worrying, moderate or bad quality of life, and less vitality.
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12-month follow-up. In the short term, older age (l40),
concomitant low back pain, and headache were associated
with poor outcome. In the long-term, in addition to age and
concomitant low back pain, previous trauma, a long duration of neck pain, stable neck pain during the 2 weeks prior
to baseline measurement, and previous neck pain predicted
poor prognosis.
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Clinicians should consider age greater than 40, coexisting low back pain, a long history of neck pain,
bicycling as a regular activity, loss of strength in the
hands, worrisome attitude, poor quality of life, and less vitality as predisposing factors for the development of chronic
neck pain.
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Approximately 44% of patients experiencing neck pain
will go on to develop chronic symptoms,*. and many will continue to exhibit moderate disability at long-term follow-up.//
A recent systematic review examined the outcomes of nontreatment control groups in clinical trials for the conservative management of chronic mechanical neck pain - not due
to whiplash.*0* The outcomes of patients receiving a control
or placebo intervention were analyzed and effect sizes were
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Strategies for the classication of patients
with neck pain have been recently proposed by
Wang et al,*00 Childs et al,+0 and Fritz and Bren/+
nan. The underlying premise is that classifying patients
into groups based on clinical characteristics and matching
these patient subgroups to management strategies likely to
benet them will improve the outcome of physical therapy
interventions.+0 The classication system described by Wang
et al*00 categorized patients into 1 of 4 subgroups based on
the area of symptoms and the presumed source of the symptoms. The labels of these 4 categories were neck pain only,
headaches, referred arm pain and neck pain, and radicular
arm pain and neck pain. Distinct treatment approaches were
linked to each of the 4 categories. Wang et al*00 reported the
results of 30 patients treated using this classication strat^`rZlp^eeZl+0iZmb^gmlpahp^k^ghmmk^Zm^]'LmZmblmb\Zeer
and clinically signicant reductions in pain and disability
were reported for the classication group only.*00 It is difficult to draw conclusions regarding the potential usefulness
of the Wang et al*00 classication system because patients in
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physical therapy practice. The classication system described
by Childs et al+0 and Fritz and Brennan/+ uses information
from the history and physical examination to place patients
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conditioning, pain control, and headache, intend to capture
the primary focus or goal of treatment. Fritz and Brennan,/+
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reported that patients who received interventions matched
with their treatment subgroup had better outcomes than patients who received interventions that were not matched with
their subgroup. The classication system described in this
practice guideline linked to the ICF, parallels the Childs et al+0
and Fritz and Brennan/+ classication with 2 noteworthy differences. The rst difference is that the labels in this clinical
practice guideline incorporate the following ICF impairments
of body functions terminology: Neck pain with mobility decits, neck pain with headaches, neck pain with movement coordination impairments, and neck pain with radiating pain.
The second difference is that Fritz and Brennans/+iZbg\hgmkhe\Zm^`hkr%pab\apZlebgd^]mhfh[bebsZmbhgZg]kZg`^
of motion exercises following an acute cervical sprain, was
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where the patient would receive interventions linked to the
most relevant impairment(s) exhibited at a given period during the patients episode of care.
The ICD diagnosis of cervicalgia, or pain in thoracic
spine and the associated ICF diagnosis of neck pain
with mobility decits is made with a reasonable level of certainty when the patient presents with the following
clinical ndings,,%/+%1+%*//:
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and upper quarter muscles (longus colli, middle trapezius,
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the associated ICF diagnosis of neck pain with radiating pain is made with a reasonable level of certainty when
the patient presents with the following clinical ndings*0.:
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pain, that are produced or aggravated with Spurlings maneuver and upper limb tension tests, and reduced with the
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of neck pain with mobility decits and the associated ICD
categories of cervicalgia or pain in thoracic spine:
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of neck pain with headaches and the associated ICD categories of headaches or cervicocranial syndrome:
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in classifying a patient in the ICF impairment-based category
of neck pain with movement coordination impairments and
the associated ICD category of sprain and strain of cervical
spine:
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categories of spondylosis with radiculopathy or cervical disc
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A primary goal of diagnosis is to match the patients clinical presentation with the most efficacious
treatment approach. A component of this decision
is determining whether the patient is, in fact, appropriate for
physical therapy management. In the vast majority of patients
with neck pain, symptoms can be attributed to mechanical
factors. However, in a much smaller percentage of patients,
the cause of neck pain may be something more serious, such as
cervical myelopathy, cervical instability,49 fracture,00 neoplastic
conditions,2)%*-)%*.+%*.- vascular compromise,*.* or systemic disease.1%+- Clinicians must be aware of the key signs and symptoms associated with serious pathological neck conditions,
continually screen for the presence of these conditions, and
initiate referral to the appropriate medical practitioner when
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Adults with cervical pain precipitated by trauma
should be classied as low risk or high risk based on the Canadian Cervical Spine Rule (CCR) for radiography in alert
and stable trauma patients*.2 and the 2001 American College
of Radiology (ACR) suspected Spine Trauma Appropriateness Criteria.3 According to the CCR, patients who (1) are
able to sit in the emergency department; or (2) have had a
simple rear-end motor vehicle collision; or (3) are ambulatory at any time; or (4) have had a delayed onset of neck pain;
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classied as low risk. Those who are classied as low risk do
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mechanism of injury; or (3) have paresthesias in the extremities, are classied as high risk.*.2 Those classied as high risk
should undergo cervical radiography.2%-0
There is a paucity of available literature regarding the pediatric population to help guide decision making on the need for
imaging. Adult risk classication features should be applied
in children greater than age 14. Due to the added radiation
exposure of computed tomography the ACR recommends
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regardless of mental status.3
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There is no consensus for routine investigation of patients with
chronic neck pain with imaging beyond plain radiographs. ,%-1
Routine use of ultrasonography, CT, and magnetic resonance
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disease has not been justied in view of the infrequency of
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major limitation is the lack of specic ndings in patients
with neck disorder and no denite correlation between the
patients subjective symptoms and abnormal ndings seen on
imaging studies. As a result, debate continues as to whether
persistent pain is attributable to structural pathology or to
other underlying causes.
K^\^gmer%DkblmcZgllhg111 compared sagittal plane, rotational,
and translational cervical segmental motion in women with
(1) persistent whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) (grades I
and II), (2) persistent non-traumatic, insidious onset of neck
pain, and (3) normal values of rotational and translational
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size of the cervical multidus muscle at the C4 level in asymptomatic female subjects. For those with chronic WAD,
ultrasonography did not accurately measure the cervical
multidus because the fascial borders of the multidus were
largely indistinguishable, indicating possible pathological
conditions.110
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demonstrated abnormal signal intensity (indicative of tissue
damage) in both the alar and transverse ligaments in some
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CLINICAL GUIDELINES
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to pain, and 1 related to concentration.*0+ Each item is scored
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higher scores corresponding to greater disability. Riddle and
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NDI and both the physical and mental health components
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change that occurred for patients reaching their functional
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those that are part of the self-report questionnaire noted in
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following measures are options that a clinician may use to
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In addition, the Patient-Specific Functional Scale is a
questionnaire that can be used to quantify changes in
activity limitations and participation restrictions for patients with neck pain.*/) This scale enables the clinician to
collect measures related to function that may be different
then the measures that are components of the regionspecific outcome measures section such as the Neck Dis-
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CLINICAL GUIDELINES
Interventions
A variety of interventions have been described for the treatment of neck pain and there is good evidence from highquality randomized, controlled trials and systematic reviews
to support the benets of physical therapy intervention in
these patients.
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The most recent Cochrane Collaboration
Review/2 of mobilization and manipulation for
mechanical neck disorders included 33 randomized
controlled trials of which 42% were considered high quality. They concluded that the most benecial manipulative
interventions for patients with mechanical neck pain with
or without headaches should be combined with exercise to
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(thrust) and mobilization (non-thrust manipulation) intervention alone were determined to be less effective than when
combined with exercise (combined intervention)./2 A recently
published clinical practice guideline concluded that the evidence for combined intervention was relatively strong, while
the evidence for the effectiveness of thrust or non-thrust manipulation in isolation was weaker./1
The recommendations of the Cochrane Review/2 and the recently published clinical practice guideline/1 were based on
key ndings that warrant further discussion. Studies cited
included patients with both acute1+and chronic neck pain22
and interventions consisted of soft-tissue mobilization and
manual stretching procedures, as well as thrust,*0%1, and nonthrust manipulative procedures1+ directed at spinal motion
l^`f^gml' Gnf[^k h_ oblbml kZg`^] _khf / ho^k Z , p^^d
period1+ to 20 over an 11 week period22 and the duration of
sessions ranged from 30 minutes99 mh /) fbgnm^l'22 Combined intervention was compared with various competing
interventions that included manipulation alone,22,99 various
non-manual physical therapy interventions,1+ high-tech and
low-tech exercises,++%1+%22 general practitioner care (medication, advice, education),1+ and no treatment.99 The majority
of studies report either clinically or statistically important
differences in pain in favor of combined intervention when
compared to competing single interventions./2 Differences in
muscle performance22,99 as well as patient satisfaction have
also been reported for both short-term++%1+%22 as well as longterm outcomes 122 and 2 years later..1 When compared to care
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therapists be aware of the potential risks in using these techniques./1%/2 However, it is impossible to determine the precise risk because (1) it is extremely difficult to quantify the
number of cervical spine mobilization/manipulative interventions performed each year, and (2) not all adverse events
occurring after mobilization/manipulation interventions are
published in the peer-reviewed literature, and there is no accepted standard for reporting these injuries. Reported risk
factors include hypertension, migraines, oral contraceptive
use, and smoking.0+ However, the prevalence of these factors
in the study by Haldeman et al0+ is largely the same or lower
than that which occurs in the general population.
Although the true risk for complications remains unknown,
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fbeebhg!)'))))/"fZgbineZmbhgl%pbmama^kbldh_]^Zma[^ing 3 in 10 million (0.000003%). Importantly, these rates are
adjusted assuming that only 1 in 10 complications is actually
reported in the literature.1- Gross et al0) recently reported,
in a clinical practice guideline on the use of mobilization/
manipulation in patients with mechanical neck pain, that
estimates for serious complication for manipulation ranged
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The risk estimate for patients experiencing non-serious
side effects such as increased symptoms, ranges from 1% to
2%.149 The most common side effects included local discom_hkm!.,"%eh\Zea^Z]Z\a^!*+"%_Zmb`n^!**"%hkkZ]bZmbg`
]bl\hf_hkm!*)"'IZmb^gml\aZkZ\m^kbs^]1.h_ma^l^\hfieZbgmlZlfbe]hkfh]^kZm^%pbma/-h_lb]^^^\mlZii^Zking within 4 hours after manipulation. Within 24 hours after
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skin, or other complaints. Side effects were rarely still noted
on the day after manipulation, and very few patients reported
the side effects as being severe.
Due the potential risk of serious adverse effects associated
with cervical manipulation, such as vertebrobasilar artery
stroke,./ it has been recommended that non-thrust cervical mobilization/manipulation be utilized in favor of thrust
manipulation..)%1. However, information regarding the risk/
benet ratio of providing cervical thrust manipulation to
patients with impairments of body function purported to
benet from cervical mobilization/manipulation, such as cervical segmental mobility decits, has not been reported. In
addition, the case reports in the literature describing serious
adverse effects associated with cervical thrust manipulation
do not provide information regarding either the presence of
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for vertebrobasilar insufficiency,0 prior to the application of
the manipulative procedure suspected to be linked with the
reported harmful effects.
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Recommendation: Clinicians should consider utilizing cervical manipulation and mobilization procedures, thrust and non-thrust, to reduce neck pain and
headache. Combining cervical manipulation and mobilization
with exercise is more effective for reducing neck pain, headache,
and disability than manipulation and mobilization alone.
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A survey among clinicians that practice manual physical therapy reported that the thoracic spine is the region of
the spine most often manipulated, despite the fact that more
patients complain of neck pain.1 While several randomized
clinical trials have examined the effectiveness of thoracic
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pain, patients in these studies also received cervical manipulation.+%++%.0 The rationale to include thoracic spine mobilization/manipulation in the treatment of patients with neck
pain stems from the theory that disturbances in joint mobility in the thoracic spine may be an underlying contributor to
musculoskeletal disorders in the neck. 2-%*).
Cleland et al34\hfiZk^]ma^^^\mbo^g^llh_MLFbg
a trial in which patients were randomized to either a
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pahk^\^bo^]MLF^qi^kb^g\^]Z\ebgb\Zeerf^Zgbg`_neZg]lmZtistically signicant reduction in pain on the visual analogue
scale (VAS) compared to patients who received the sham intervention (P.001).34 A similar nding (reduction of pain) was
Zelhk^ihkm^]bgZkZg]hfbs^]mkbZemaZm\hfiZk^]MLFbgm^kvention to an active exercise program.*-0 A subsequent randomized trial by Cleland et al,1pab\a\hfiZk^]MLFmhghg&maknlm
manipulation (mobilization) found signicant differences in faohkh_ma^MLF`khnibgiZbg%]blZ[bebmr%Zg]iZmb^gmi^k\^bo^]
bfikho^f^gmnihgk^&^oZenZmbhg-1ahnkleZm^k'
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Interestingly, the lack of symptom aggravation with looking
up was also one of the predictors reported by Tseng et al*// in
the cervical manipulation clinical prediction rule. Validation
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they can be recommended for widespread clinical use.
In a randomized clinical trial Fernndez de las Peas et al.2 demonstrated that patients with neck
pain related to a whiplash-associated disorder receiobg` MLF ^qi^kb^g\^] Z lb`gb\Zgmer `k^Zm^k !I5')),"
reduction in pain as measured by the visual analogue scale,
than those who did not receive the thoracic manipulation.
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*,'-ff!L=1'2ff"bgma^`khnighmk^\^bobg`mahkZ\b\fZnipulation. The length of follow-up was not clearly dened.
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There have been 4 case series that have incorporated thoracic spine thrust manipulation in the
multi-modal management of patients with cervical radiculopathy.+,%,2%*+)%*0/ In the rst case series,39 10 of the
11 patients (91%) demonstrated a clinically meaningful imikho^f^gm bg iZbg Zg] _ng\mbhg Zm ma^ /&fhgma _heehp&ni
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series*0/ all patients except for 1 exhibited a signicant reduction in disability. In the third case series,120 full resolution of
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patients receiving mobilization and manipulation achieved
full resolution of pain. In addition, there has been 1 case series23 that included thoracic spine thrust manipulation in the
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myelopathy. All patients exhibited a reduction in pain and
improvement in function at the time of discharge.
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Recommendation: Thoracic spine thrust manipulation can be used for patients with primary
complaints of neck pain. Thoracic spine thrust ma-
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In a randomized controlled trial, Ylinen et
al*1, assessed the effectiveness of manual therapy
procedures implemented twice a week compared
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with non-specic neck pain. At the 4 and 12 week follow-up
both groups improved but there were no signicant differences between the groups related to pain. Neck pain and disability outcome measures, shoulder pain and disability outcome
measures, and neck stiffness were reduced signicantly more
in those receiving manual therapy, but the clinical difference
was minimal. The authors concluded that the low-cost of
stretching exercises should be included in the initial treatment plan for patients with neck pain.
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Jull et al99 conducted a multi-centered,
randomized clinical trial (n=200) in participants
who met the diagnostic criteria for cervicogenic
headache. The inclusion criteria were unilateral or unilateral
dominant side-consistent headache associated with neck pain
and aggravated by neck postures or movement, joint tenderness in at least 1 of the upper 3 cervical joints as detected by
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manual palpation, and a headache frequency of at least 1 per
week over a period of 2 months to 10 years. Subjects were
randomized into 4 groups: mobilization/manipulation group,
exercise therapy group, combined mobilization/manipulation
and exercise group, and a control group. The primary outcome was a change in headache frequency. At the 12-month
follow-up, the mobilization/manipulation, combined mobilization/manipulation and exercise, and the specic exercise
groups had signicantly reduced headache frequency and intensity. Additionally 10% more patients experienced a complete reduction in headache frequency when treated with
mobilization/manipulation and exercise than those treated
with the alternative approaches. 99
Ma^^q^k\bl^ikh`kZfbgmabl\ebgb\ZemkbZe[rCnee^mZe99 used
low load endurance exercises to train muscle control of the
cervicoscapular region. The rst stage consisted of specic
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longus capitis and longus colli. Subsequently, isometric exercises using a low level of rotatory resistance were used to train
ma^\h&\hgmkZ\mbhgh_ma^g^\d^qhklZg]^qm^glhkl'Ma^^qercise groups had signicantly reduced headache frequency
and intensity when compared to the controls.
Chiu et al+1 assessed the benets of an exercise program that focused both on motor control training of
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to either an exercise or a non-exercise control group. At week
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in disability scores, pain levels, and isometric neck muscle
strength. However, signicant differences between the 2
groups were found only in pain and patient satisfaction at
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In a randomized, clinical trial, Taimela et al*/+ compared the efficacy of a multimodal treatment emphasizing proprioceptive training in patients with
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treatment, which consisted of exercises, relaxation, and behavioral support was more efficacious than comparison interventions that consisted of (1) attending a lecture on the
neck and 2 sessions of practical training for a home exercise
program, and (2) a lecture regarding care of the neck with a
recommendation to exercise. Specically, the proprioceptive
treatment group had greater reductions in neck symptoms,
improvements in general health, and improvements in the
ability to work.
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In a randomized clinical trial, Viljanen et al*0, assessed the effectiveness of dynamic muscle training
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pain. Dynamic muscle training and relaxation training did
not lead to better improvements in neck pain compared with
ordinary activity.
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In a systematic review of 9 randomized clinical triZelZg]0\hfiZkZmbo^mkbZelpbmafh]^kZm^f^mah]ological quality for patients with mechanical neck
disorders, Sarig-Bahat*-. reported relatively strong evidence
supporting the effectiveness of proprioceptive exercises and
dynamic resisted strengthening exercises of the neck-shoulder musculature for patients with chronic or frequent neck
disorders. The evidence identied could not support the effectiveness of group exercise, neck schools, or single sessions
of extension-retraction exercises.
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A recent Cochrane review/2 concluded that mobilization and/or manipulation when used with
exercise are benecial for patients with persistent
mechanical neck disorders with or without headache. However, manual therapy without exercise or exercise alone were
not superior to one another.
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Kjellman and colleagues104 randomly assigned
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with cervical radiculopathy) to general exercise,
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`khni!ehpbgm^glbmrnemkZlhng]Zg]^]n\Zmbhg"'Ma^F\D^gzie method of treatment consists of patient positioning, specic repeated movements, manual procedures, and patient
education in self management in case of recurrence.*)-%**1 The
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of patients reported that they were better or completely relmhk^]Z_m^kmk^Zmf^gm%Zemahn`a.*k^ihkm^]\hglmZgm(]Zber
pain. All 3 groups had similar recurrence rates.
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to promote centralization in the management of a
cohort of 31 patients with cervical radiculopathy.
These patients also received cervical manipulation or muscle
energy techniques and neural mobilization. Seventy-seven
percent of patients at the short-term follow-up and 93% of
patients at the long-term follow-up exhibited a clinically important improvement in disability. However, specic details
regarding the number of patients receiving procedures to
promote centralization was not reported.
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There has not been a clinical trial that recruited patients with
only cervical radiculopathy. Therefore, it is not possible to
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of centralization procedures and exercises for this particular
subgroup of patients.31
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of ultrasound and exercise with or without mechanical intermittent cervical traction for 10 sessions. The
group receiving traction exhibited greater improvements
bg`kbilmk^g`ma%ma^ikbfZkrhnm\hf^f^Zlnk^%Z_m^k.l^lsions. However, no statistically signicant difference between groups existed at the time of discharge from physical
therapy.93
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Cleland et al39 described the outcomes of a consecutive series of patients presenting to physical
therapy who received cervical mobilization (cervical lateral glides) with the upper extremity in a neurodynamic position as well as thoracic spine manipulation,
cervical traction, and strengthening exercises. Ten of the
11 patients (91%) demonstrated a clinically meaningful
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physical therapy visits.
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to support the use of mechanical intermittent cervical traction.
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herniated cervical disc with radiculopathy who received a rehabilitation program consisting of cervical traction
and exercise. Twenty-four patients avoided surgical intervention and 20 exhibited good or excellent outcomes.
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In a prospective cohort design Cleland et al,/ identied predictor variables of short-term success for
patients presenting to physical therapy with cervical radiculopathy. One of the predictor variables for patients
who exhibited a short-term success included a multimodal
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of pull of 11 kg (24.3 pounds). The positive likelihood ratio
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increased based on centralization of symptoms at each subl^jn^gm l^llbhg' : \ebgb\Ze ik^]b\mbhg kne^ pbma . oZkbZ[e^l
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Three separate case series,2%*+)%*0/ describe the management of patients with cervical radiculopathy,
where the interventions included traction. In these
case series, the patients were treated with a multimodal treatment approach and the vast majority of patients exhibited
improved outcomes. In the rst report, Cleland et al39 described the outcomes of a consecutive series of 11 patients
presenting to physical therapy with cervical radiculopathy
and managed with the use of manual physical therapy, cervi\ZemkZ\mbhg%Zg]lmk^g`ma^gbg`^q^k\bl^l':m/fhgma_heehp&
up, 91% demonstrated a clinically meaningful improvement
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radiculopathy with mechanical intermittent cervical traction,
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investigated the outcomes associated with cervical traction,
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and mobilization/manipulation techniques (used for some
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the time of discharge.
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Existing research supports active interventions and
early return to regular activities but it has largely
been unknown as to which type of active intervention would yield the most benet. Brison et al21 assessed the
efficacy of an educational video in the prevention of persistent WAD symptoms following rear-end motor vehicle collisions. The video provided reassurance, and education about
posture, return to regular activities, specic exercises, and
pain management. Patients were randomized to receive either an educational video plus usual care or usual care alone.
The primary outcome was presence of persistent WAD symptoms at 24 weeks post injury, based on the frequency and
severity of neck, shoulder, or upper back pain. The group receiving the instructional video demonstrated a trend toward
less severe WAD symptoms suggesting that the act as usual
recommendation that is often prescribed as a management
strategy for patients with WAD is not sufficient and, in fact,
may exacerbate their symptoms if such activities are provocative of pain.21
A reduction in pain alone is not sufficient to address the neuromuscular control decits in patients
with chronic symptoms,*.0 as these decits require
specic rehabilitation techniques.99 For example, persistent
sensory and motor decits may render the patient at risk for
symptom persistence.*..%*./ Support for specicity in rehabilitation can be indirectly found from a recent populationbased, incidence cohort study evaluating a government policy
of funding community and hospital-based tness training and
multidisciplinary rehabilitation for whiplash.+/ No supportive
evidence was found for the effectiveness of this general rehabilitation approach. Therefore, only addressing the lack of
tness and conditioning in this patient population may not
be the most efficacious approach to treatment.
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Ferrari et al/) studied whether an educational intervention using a pamphlet provided to patients
in the acute stage of whiplash injury might improve the recovery rate. One hundred twelve consecutive
subjects were randomized to 1 of 2 treatment groups: educational intervention or usual care. The education intervention group received an educational pamphlet based on the
current evidence, whereas the control group only received
usual emergency department care and a standard non-directed discharge information sheet. Both groups underwent
follow-up by telephone interview at 2 weeks and 3 months.
The primary outcome measure of recovery was the patients
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between groups in severity of remaining symptoms, limitations in daily activities, therapy use, medications used, lost
time from work, or litigation. This study concluded that an
evidence-based educational pamphlet provided to patients at
discharge from the emergency department is no more effective than usual care for patients with grade I or II WAD./)
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neck pain following a motor vehicle accident to explore whether a multimodal program of physical therapies
was an appropriate management strategy compared to a selfmanagement approach. Participants were randomly allocated
to receive either a multimodal physical therapy program or
a self-management program (advice and exercise). Furthermore, participants were stratied according to the presence
or absence of widespread mechanical or cold hyperalgesia.
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groups reported some relief of neck pain and disability, measured using Neck Disability Index scores, and it was superior
in the group receiving multimodal physical therapy (P=.04).
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in the group presenting with both widespread mechanical
and cold hyperalgesia. Further research aimed at testing the
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observed in both the acute.+ and chronic conditions and has
been shown to be prognostic.*0* Identifying these factors in
patients may assist in the development of relevant subgroups
and appropriately matched education and counseling strategies that practitioners should utilize in management of patients with WAD.
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