1. Identifying the Best Treatment Among Common Nonsurgical Neck Pain Treatments.
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Van Der Velde, Gabrielle, Hogg-Johnson, Sheilah, Bayoumi, Ahmed M., Cassidy, J. David, Côté, Pierre, Boyle, Eleanor, Llewellyn-Thomas, Hilary, Chan, Stella, Subrata, Peter, Hoving, Jan Lucas, Hurwitz, Eric, Bombardier, Claire, and Krahn, Murray
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NECK pain treatment , *QUALITY of life , *LIFE expectancy , *NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents , *EXERCISE - Abstract
The article explores the best treatment for nonsurgical neck pain. According to the authors, quality-adjusted life expectancy associated with standard nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), exercise, mobilization and manipulation were compared in a decision analytic model. They explain that the difference between the highest and lowest ranked treatments was 4.5 days of life expectancy and 3.4 quality-adjusted life-days.
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- 2008
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