The impact of forward head posture on neck muscle endurance and thickness in women with chronic neck pain: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background Forward head posture (FHP) is a common postural deviation that has been linked to neck pain and dysfunction. The impact of FHP on neck muscle endurance and thickness in individuals with chronic neck pain remains unclear.
Sara Lotfian+4 more
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Reduction of neck pain severity in patients with medication-overuse headache [PDF]
Background Neck pain and primary headache disorders are highly prevalent in populations and clinical cohorts. Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a treatable secondary headache, mainly developing in migraine sufferers, that accounts for the majority of ...
Yooha Hong+9 more
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This clinical case describes a patient with a cutaneous dental sinus initially misdiagnosed as a primary dermatological issue and treated unsuccessfully with prolonged antimicrobial therapy. It highlights the importance of considering odontogenic cutaneous fistula as a possible differential diagnosis for chronic suppurative cutaneous lesions on the ...
Todd P. Ulmer, Chadd K. Kraus
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Immediate Effects and Acceptability of an Application-Based Stretching Exercise Incorporating Deep Slow Breathing for Neck Pain Self-management [PDF]
ObjectivesThis study evaluated the immediate effects and acceptability of a smartphone application named NeckProtector to promote neck pain self-management through stretching incorporating deep slow breathing, among smartphone users with neck pain ...
Sadudee Thongtipmak+3 more
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Implicit motor imagery performance is impaired in people with chronic, but not acute, neck pain [PDF]
Background People with chronic neck pain have impaired proprioception (i.e., sense of neck position). It is unclear whether this impairment involves disruptions to the proprioceptive representation in the brain, peripheral factors, or both.
Sarah B. Wallwork+4 more
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Association between Postoperative Neck Pain and Intraoperative Transcranial Motor-Evoked Potential Waveforms of the Trapezius Muscles in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy Who Underwent Cervical Laminoplasty [PDF]
Study Design Retrospective study. Purpose Cervical laminoplasty is safe and effective for treating cervical myelopathy but has a higher frequency of postoperative axial pain compared to other methods.
Sadayuki Ito+11 more
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Evaluation of the Association between Neck Pain and the Trapezius Muscles in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy Using Motor Evoked Potential: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Study Design Retrospective study. Purpose We aimed to use motor evoked potentials (MEPs) to examine the association of electrophysiological assessment of the trapezius muscle with neck pain.
Sadayuki Ito+12 more
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A previously healthy 16-year-old girl presented to her physician because of a two-day history of sore throat, fatigue, fever, headache, and vomiting. On examination, her temperature was 36.7°C. She had mild erythema and white plaques on her tonsillar pillars and mild tenderness of the anterior neck, without lymphadenopathy.
Michael Wansbrough, John Rizos
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Agreement between clinical measures to classify foot posture in asymptomatic adults
Background Various clinical measures of static foot posture have been developed and used. However, consensus among clinical measures to classify foot posture remains to be established.
Torkamol Hunsawong+3 more
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Functional assessment of the cervical spine in F-16 pilots with and without neck pain [PDF]
Introduction: Spinal symptoms in fighter pilots are a serious aeromedical problem. The most common neck complaints are muscular pain and strain. The aim of the current study was to determine possible differences in the cervical range of motion (CROM ...
Burnotte, Frederic+7 more
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