BACKGROUND Studies on morbidity of the neck after head and neck cancer therapy are scarcely described. METHODS Patients who underwent surgery, including neck dissection, with and without radiation therapy at least 1 year before the study were asked to participate. We assessed neck pain, loss of sensation, range of motion of the cervical spine, and shoulder pain. RESULTS Of the 220 patients ...

Differential diagnosis of posterior neck pain is very challenging based on symptoms and physical examination only. Retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis is a rare and frequently misdiagnosed entity in various causes of neck pain. It results from calcium hydroxyapatite deposition in the longus colli muscle which is characterized by severe neck pain, painful restriction of neck movement, dysphagia,...

Neck and low back pain are significant health problems in office workers. One-year prevalence estimates of neck pain in office workers range from 42−69%, while those for 1-year incidence range from 27−49%. Previous studies reported that between 34−51% of office workers experienced low back pain in the preceding 12 months 3) and that 20−23% of office workers reported new onset of low back pain d...

The purpose of this review is to scrutinize the physiology of neck-shoulder pain and trapezius myalgia based on the most recent scientific literature. Therefore, systematic literature searches have been conducted. Occurrence of neck-shoulder pain, risk factors for development of neck-shoulder pain, and its work-relatedness are addressed. Furthermore, the latest information on the biochemical mi...

OBJECTIVE The Neck Disability Index, the Northwick Park Pain Questionnaire, the Copenhagen Neck Functional Disability Scale and the Neck Pain and Disability Scale are widely used scales for assessing neck pain or disability. The aim of this study was to determine the most suitable scale for Turkish patients with neck pain. METHODS All scales were translated into Turkish, administered to 102 p...

BACKGROUND Computer use may have an adverse effect on musculoskeletal outcomes. This study assessed the risk of neck and shoulder pain associated with objectively recorded professional computer use. METHODS A computer programme was used to collect data on mouse and keyboard usage and weekly reports of neck and shoulder pain among 2146 technical assistants. Questionnaires were also completed a...

BACKGROUND Neck dissection surgery is often followed by chronic head and neck pain. To date optimal treatment of this type of pain is lacking. Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome and headache. In a pilot study, we wanted to test the effectiveness of BTX-A for the treatment of chronic neck pain after neck dissection. METHOD...

Address Correspondence: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, M.D., Pain Management Center of Paducah, 2831 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003 Chronic neck pain, headache, and arm pain are some of the most common patient complaints confronting today’s health care provider. Chronic neck pain is reported to be a frequency symptom in 34% of the general population with 14% of the general population reporting neck pa...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between sociodemographic, individual and work place factors, and neck pain alone, shoulder pain alone, and neck and shoulder pain among nurses working across three public hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS Information on participant demographics, somatisation tendency, health beliefs, mental and physical health status, workplace physical and ...

INTRODUCTION Factors such as prolonged sitting at work or improper posture of head during work may have a great role in neck pain occurrence among office employees, particularly among those who work with computers. Although some studies claim a significant difference in head posture between patients and pain-free participants, in literature the forward head posture (FHP) has not always been ass...