Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Best Evidence on the Course and Prognostic Factors for Neck PainCourse and Prognostic Factors for Neck Pain in Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD): Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders
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Design and Data Collection
The literature search and critical review strategy are outlined in detail elsewhere.9 In brief, we systematically searched the electronic library database Medline for literature published from 1980 through 2005 on neck pain and its associated disorders; we also systematically checked the reference lists of relevant articles and updated the search to include key articles for 2006 and early 2007. We screened each citation for relevance to the Neck Pain Task Force mandate, using a priori inclusion
Results
We found 226 articles in our literature search that pertained to course and prognostic factors for neck pain. After critically reviewing these studies, we judged 70 articles of sufficient scientific merit to be accepted for our best evidence synthesis. Twenty of these studies (19 distinct cohorts) pertained to the course of recovery of WAD; 29 studies pertained to prognostic factors for WAD recovery; 8 studies reported prognostic factors for outcomes other than recovery from WAD, and 3 were
Discussion
We critically reviewed 226 studies on the course and prognostic factors for neck pain. Of these, 70 studies were judged to be scientifically admissible, and 44 studies (plus 3 systematic reviews) were specifically related to recovery in WAD. Of the 28 studies reporting prognostic factors, 11 were Phase I studies; 13 were Phase II; and 4 were Phase III studies. As stated earlier, the most compelling evidence arises from Phase III studies which can determine the independent strength of any
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Acknowledgments
We are indebted to Ms. Oksana Colson and Ms. Leah Phillips (MA) for their administrative assistance and to Mr. Stephen Greenhalgh (MA, MLIS), Ms. C. Sam Cheng (MLIS) and Ms. Lori Giles-Smith (MLIS), re-search librarians, for their assistance in the work of the Neck Pain Task Force. The Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and its Associated Disorders is supported by a grant to the University of Alberta from: the National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company and the Canadian
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Reprinted from Carroll LJ et al. Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008;33:S83-92. Reprinted with permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.