Pediatric Neck Pain

Change in young people’s spine pain following chiropractic care at a publicly funded healthcare facility in Canada

Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 May;35:301-307. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.03.013. Epub 2019 Mar 16. Manansala C Abstract BACKGROUND: The presence of spinal pain in young people has been established as a risk factor for spinal pain later in life. Recent clinical practice guidelines recommend spinal manipulation (SM), soft tissue therapy, acupuncture, and other modalities that are common […]

Neck pain in children: a retrospective case series

J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2016 Sep; 60(3): 212–219. Jocelyn Cox, BPhEd, DC Abstract Introduction: Spinal pain in the paediatric population is a significant health issue, with an increasing prevalence as they age. Paediatric patients attend for chiropractor care for spinal pain, yet, there is a paucity of quality evidence to guide the practitioner with respect […]

Neck muscle endurance and head posture: A comparison between adolescents with and without neck pain

Manual Therapy April 2016 Volume 22, Pages 62–67 Ana Carolina Oliveira, Anabela G. Silva Highlights •Neck pain in adolescents is of considerable duration and frequency. •Neck pain in adolescents interferes with daily activities. •Adolescents with neck pain have decreased neck flexor endurance capacity. •Adolescents with neck pain have decreased neck extensor endurance capacity. •There is […]

Adolescent cervical disc degeneration in MRI does not predict adult headache or neck pain

Adolescent cervical disc degeneration in MRI does not predict adult headache or neck pain: A 5-year follow-up of adolescents with and without headache. Laimi K, et al. Cephalalgia. 2014. Abstract AIM: The impact of early degenerative changes of the cervical spine on pain in adulthood is unknown. The objective was to determine whether degeneration in […]