Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of pair-matched groups from a clinical cohort. SETTING: PARTICIPANTS: INTERVENTION: Conservative interventions provided by physical therapists. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Neck Disability Index (NDI) and numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) recorded at the initial and last visits. The main outcome of interest was achieving recovery status on the NDI. Changes in NDI and NPRS were compared between clinical presentation groups. RESULTS: Compared with patients presenting with NSNP >4 weeks, patients with NSNP <4 weeks had increased odds of achieving recovery status on the NDI (P<.0001) and demonstrated the greatest changes in clinical outcomes of pain (P≤.0001) and disability (P≤.0001). Patients with neck pain and arm pain demonstrated an increased odds of achieving recovery status on the NDI (P=.04) compared with patients presenting with NSNP >4 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: Treating patients with NSNP within <4 weeks of onset of symptoms may lead to improved clinical outcomes from physical therapy compared with other common clinical presentations.
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Authors | Maggie E Horn, Gerard P Brennan, Steven Z George, Jeffrey S Harman, Mark D Bishop |
Journal | Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
(Arch Phys Med Rehabil)
Vol. 96
Issue 10
Pg. 1756-62
(Oct 2015)
ISSN: 1532-821X [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 26166733
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Multicenter Study)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Disability Evaluation
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neck Pain
(rehabilitation)
- Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
- Pain Measurement
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Retrospective Studies
- Time Factors
- Utah
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