Neck pain: Clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Sep;38(9):A1-A34. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2008.0303. Epub 2008 Sep 1.

Abstract

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association presents this second set of clinical practice guidelines on neck pain, linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). The purpose of these practice guidelines is to describe evidence-based orthopaedic physical therapy clinical practice and provide recommendations for (1) examination and diagnostic classification based on body functions and body structures, activity limitations, and participation restrictions, (2) prognosis, (3) interventions provided by physical therapists, and (4) assessment of outcome for common musculoskeletal disorders.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Disability Evaluation
  • Humans
  • International Classification of Diseases
  • Neck Pain* / classification
  • Neck Pain* / diagnosis
  • Neck Pain* / physiopathology
  • Neck Pain* / therapy
  • Physical Therapy Modalities*
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Treatment Outcome