Manual Medicine - Neck Pain / Headache

Spring 2009

2009-02-15T21:03:00.000-08:00

J Rheumatol. 2009 Feb;36(2):390-7.
Effectiveness of specific neck stabilization exercises or a general neck exercise program for chronic neck disorders: a randomized controlled trial.

October 2008

2008-10-19T19:49:00.001-07:00

Eura Medicophys. 2007 Mar;43(1):91-118.
Manual therapy for neck pain: an overview of randomized clinical trials and systematic reviews.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Sep;31(7):525-33.
Clinical assessment of the deep cervical flexor muscles: the craniocervical flexion test.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Sep;31(7):491-502.
The Neck Disability Index: state-of-the-art, 1991-2008.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Sep 10.
Assessment of Chronic Neck Pain and a Brief Trial of Cervical Strengthening.

September 2008

2008-09-10T18:21:00.000-07:00

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;31(6):442-6.
Is it time for a population health approach to neck pain?
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Aug;38(8):465-75.
Upper cervical ligament testing in a patient with os odontoideum presenting with headaches.
Phys Ther. 2007 Apr;87(4):431-40.
Short-term effects of thrust versus nonthrust mobilization/manipulation directed at the thoracic spine in patients with neck pain: a randomized clinical trial.
Man Ther. 2008 Aug 7.
Inclusion of thoracic spine thrust manipulation into an electro-therapy/thermal program for the management of patients with acute mechanical neck pain: A randomized clinical trial.

July 2008

2008-07-07T17:53:00.001-07:00

Clin Rehabil. 2008 Jul;22(7):592-600.
Strength training and stretching versus stretching only in the treatment of patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized one-year follow-up study.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Jun 20;9(1):90.
Altered motor control patterns in whiplash and chronic neck pain.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Jun;22(3):471-82.
A best-evidence review of diagnostic procedures for neck and low-back pain.

May 2008

2008-05-02T21:30:00.000-07:00

Pain. 2008 Apr 11 [Epub ahead of print]
Course and prognostic factors of whiplash: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Spine. 2008 Apr 15;33(8):909-13.
Pain in the back and neck are with us until the end: a nationwide interview-based survey of Danish 100-year-olds.
J Orthop Sci. 2008 Mar;13(2):101-6. Epub 2008 Apr 8.
Effects of dry needling at tender points for neck pain (Japanese: katakori): near-infrared spectroscopy for monitoring muscular oxygenation of the trapezius.
Chiropr Osteopat. 2008 Mar 13;16:1.
Breast size, bra fit and thoracic pain in young women: a correlational study.

March 2008

2008-03-01T09:09:00.001-08:00

Clin J Pain. 2008 Jan;24(1):5-10.
The analgesic effect of botulinum-toxin A on postwhiplash neck pain.
Pain Med. 2008 Mar;9(2):196-203.
The nature of neck pain in a private pain clinic in the United States.
JAMA. 2008 Feb 13;299(6):656-64.
Expenditures and health status among adults with back and neck problems.
Spine. 2008 Feb 15;33(4 Suppl):S93-100.
Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in workers: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders.
Spine. 2008 Feb 15;33(4 Suppl):S199-213.
Treatment of neck pain: noninvasive interventions: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders.
Clinical practice implications of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders: from concepts and findings to recommendations.
Spine. 2008 Feb 15;33(4 Suppl):S184-91.
Identifying the best treatment among common nonsurgical neck pain treatments: a decision analysis.
Spine. 2007 Dec 1;32(25):E764-80.
A systematic literature review of physical prognostic factors for the development of Late Whiplash Syndrome.
Pain Pract. 2008 Mar;8(1):65-87; quiz 88-9.
Late whiplash syndrome: a clinical science approach to evidence-based diagnosis and management.
J Trauma. 2007 Dec;63(6):1292-5.
Isolated thoracolumbar transverse process fractures: call physical therapy, not spine.
Cephalalgia. 2008 Mar;28(3):264-75.
Predictor variables for identifying patients with chronic tension-type headache who are likely to achieve short-term success with muscle trigger point therapy.

February 2008

2008-01-30T19:25:00.001-08:00

Spine. 2007 Oct 15;32(22):2415-22.
Qigong and exercise therapy in patients with long-term neck pain: a prospective randomized trial.
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2007 Dec;11(6):471-7.
Challenges of nonpharmacologic interventions in chronic tension-type headache.

January 2008

2007-12-31T09:10:00.001-08:00

Spine. 2007 Dec 15;32(26):2933-40; discussion 2941-2.
Artificial disc versus fusion: a prospective, randomized study with 2-year follow-up on 99 patients.

Power Points - Osteopathic Health and Wellness Institute (OHWI)
Differential Diagnosis of the Headache
Muscle Energy I (Introduction & Cervical Spine)
Myofascial Release I (Cervical, Thorax & Ribcage)

December 2007

2007-12-01T13:13:00.000-08:00

J Orofac Pain. 2007 Fall;21(4):318-28.
A randomized clinical trial assessing the efficacy of adding 6 x 6 exercises to self-care for the treatment of masticatory myofascial pain.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Oct;7(4):408-13.
Neck pain in multisport athletes.