Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 32, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S87-S96 , February 2009

Course and Prognostic Factors for Neck Pain in the General Population: Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders

  • Linda J. Carroll, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
    • the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Linda J. Carroll, PhD, 4075, RTF, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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  • Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
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  • Gabrielle van der Velde, DC

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Centre of Research Excellence in Improved Disability Outcomes (CREIDO), University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital
    • Division of Health Care Outcomes and Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
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  • Scott Haldeman, DC, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA
    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Lena W. Holm, DrMedSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Eugene J. Carragee, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
    • Orthopaedic Spine Center and Spinal Surgery Service, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA
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  • Eric L. Hurwitz, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Mānoa, Honolulu, HI
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  • Pierre Côté, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
    • Centre of Research Excellence in Improved Disability Outcomes (CREIDO), University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital
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  • Margareta Nordin, PT, DrMedSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University; Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center (OIOC), New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
    • Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University; Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center (OIOC), New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
    • Program of Ergonomics and Biomechanics, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University; Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center (OIOC), New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Paul M. Peloso, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology, Analgesia and Inflammation, Merck & Co. Rahway, NJ
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  • Jaime Guzman, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
    • Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC, British Columbia, Canada
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  • J. David Cassidy, DC, PhD, DrMedSc

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes (CREIDO), University Health Network Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Departments of Public Health Sciences and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada

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 The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).

 Corporate/Industry, Foundation, and Professional Organizational funds were received in support of this work. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.

 Reprinted from Carroll LJ et al. Course and prognostic factors for neck pain in the general population. Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008;33:S75-S82. Reprinted with permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

PII: S0161-4754(08)00340-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.11.013

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 32, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S87-S96 , February 2009

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