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Reprinted from Hurwitz EL et al. Treatment of neck pain: noninvasive interventions. Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine 2008;33:S123-S152. Reprinted with permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins