
Physical Therapy & Rehab
Neck pain: Similar improvements through physio with/without cognitive-behavioral treatment
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Eur Spine J. 2012 Aug;21(8):1558-66. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2287-y. Epub 2012 Apr 1
80 patients with chronic neck pain were randomized to receive physical therapy alone or physical therapy with additional cognitive-behavioural treatment to determine the effect of psychosocial factors on the outcome in patients with neck pain. Disability, pain, and quality of life were subjectively assessed over one year post-treatment. The results indicated that there was no difference in outcome of patients that had and had not received additional cognitive-behavioural treatment.
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