Management of Neck Pain: A Primary Care Approach

Management of Neck Pain: A Primary Care Approach

Among the many disorders that cause neck pain, biomechanical stress is the most common. Nonoperative therapies offer relief in most patients within three months. Those with chronic or radicular pain require additional evaluation and multiple therapies for effective relief. Systemic illness and spina...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hospital practice (1995) 1998-10, Vol.33 (10), p.147-160
1. Verfasser: Borenstein, David G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Humans
Neck Pain - etiology
Neck Pain - therapy
Primary Health Care
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Among the many disorders that cause neck pain, biomechanical stress is the most common. Nonoperative therapies offer relief in most patients within three months. Those with chronic or radicular pain require additional evaluation and multiple therapies for effective relief. Systemic illness and spinal compression require prompt intervention to prevent serious complications.
ISSN:2154-8331
2377-1003
DOI:10.3810/hp.1998.10.113