Chronic neck pain patients with traumatic or non-traumatic onset: Differences in characteristics. A cross-sectional study

Conclusions This study showed significant differences between chronic neck pain patients when differentiated into groups based on their onset of pain. However, no specific clinical test or self-reported characteristic could differentiate between the groups at an individual patient level. Implications Pressure pain threshold tests, cervical muscle performance tests and patient-reported characteristics about self-perceived function and psychological factors may assist in profiling chronic neck pain patients. The need for more intensive management of those with a traumatic onset compared with those with a non-traumatic onset should be examined further.

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - October 12, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research