A study about neck pain on active population who visit Primary Health Centers.

CONCLUSION: The examination of the patients showed that neck pain is often confused with stiffness and fatigue at the neck area. The NDI and HADS questionnaires could be easily used to evaluate respectively the disability and the psychological status of a person who suffers from neck pain. Algometry seems to enhance the objectiveness at the field of neck pain evaluation. The algometer showed high validity and reliability as a mean of neck pain evaluation under the condition that it is applied by a health professional with experience on its use. Neck pain is a complexed symptom and should be evaluated from an integrated point of view. These tools could probably be used in Primary Health Care as contemporary resources in the medical practice but more research is needed. PMID: 31802043 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Hell J Nucl Med Source Type: research