Low back and neck pain, when combined, account for much of the individual disability and tremendous healthcare expenditure globally. It is therefore necessary to continually evaluate the effective management and […]
Tag Archives: Neck Pain
Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is the most serious safety concern related to the provision of high-velocity, low-amplitude cervical spinal manipulation (SMT) and can involve the carotid or vertebral arteries. The […]
Cervical disc degeneration (CDD) is an age-related condition occurring commonly in patients greater than 45 years of age and is characterized by its progressive nature and radicular symptoms. Like lumbar […]
Management of Cervicogenic Dizziness Cervicogenic Dizziness has a lifetime prevalence of 15-35% in the general population and has many causes, including vestibular, cardiorespiratory, neurological, mental/psychiatric, and cervical/musculoskeletal. Cervical-related dizziness can […]
Prolonged Slumped Sitting Causes Neck Pain & Increased Axioscapular Muscle Activity in Healthy Subjects I’m sure you’ve seen a 3-year (!) spike in the number of your patients slumped over […]
Patient Characteristics Associated with Non-Serious Adverse Events After Cervical Manual Therapy Cervical spine manipulation and mobilization are commonly used for the treatment of patients with neck pain, with 6% to […]
Tensile Force in the Vertebral Arteries During Cervical Spine Manipulation Applied to Human Cadavers This week, we discuss an update to ground breaking cadaveric research conducted nearly 20 years ago […]
Manual Therapy with Rehabilitation of Cervical Sensorimotor Control for Neck Pain Between 50% and 85% of persons with neck pain do not attain complete resolution of their symptoms, possibly due […]