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Article: Relationships Among Selected Measures of Impairment, Functional Limitation, and Disability in Patients With Cervical Spine Disorders.
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- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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Cervical spine disorders (CSD) are a common cause of neck pain. Population-based surveys have shown lifetime prevalence rates for neck pain between 67% and 71%,[1,2] whereas between 13% and 22% of the population in industrialized society experiences neck pain at any point in time.[1,3] Cervical spine disorders are not just limited to adults. A recent survey of Finnish high school students showed that 21% of women and 10% of men experienced neck or shoulder pain at least once per week.[4] Cervical spine disorders also account for a substantial number of physical therapy outpatient visits each year. In one report, CSD accounted for 26% of outpatients seeking physical therapy ...