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The Burden and Determinants of Neck Pain in the General Population

Spine · 2008 · Vol. 33(Supplement) · pp. S39–S51

Sheilah Hogg‐Johnson✉(Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States))Gabrielle van der Velde(University of California, Irvine)Linda Carroll(University of Alberta)Lena W. Holm(Karolinska Institutet)J. David Cassidy(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Jaime Guzmán(University of British Columbia)Pierre Côté✉(Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States))Scott Haldeman(University of California, Irvine)Carlo Ammendolia(University of Alberta)Eugene J. Carragee(Karolinska Institutet)Eric L. Hurwitz(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Margareta Nordin(University of British Columbia)Paul M. Peloso✉(Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States))

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Abstract

Neck pain is common. Nonmodifiable risk factors for neck pain included age, gender, and genetics. Modifiable factors included smoking, exposure to tobacco, and psychological health. Disc degeneration was not identified as a risk factor. Future research should concentrate on longitudinal designs exploring preventive strategies and modifiable risk factors for neck pain.

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