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KMID : 0895820110210040097
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2011 Volume.21 No. 4 p.97 ~ p.109
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The Correlation among Cervical Curvature, Neck Pain and Headache in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain
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Song Eun-Mo
Kim Eun-Joo
Cho Yu-Jeong
Cho Jae-Heung
Chung Seok-Hee
Song Mi-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: To investigate the correlation among cervical curvature, neck pain, and headache in patients with chronic neck pain.
Methods: A clinical study was carried out in 48 chronic neck pain patients in the hospital of Gang-Dong Kyung-Hee University. The curvature of the cervical spine was measured by 3 types of measuring methods. Neck pain and headache were estimated using questionnaire and visual analogue scale(VAS).
Results: Curvature angles of the cervical spine had significant positive correlation with the neck pain and headache, and headache can be estimated by cervical curvature using linear regression.
Conclusions: The results suggests that the cervical curvature of chronic neck pain patients has a positive correlation with the neck pain and headache, and cervical curvature will be a posible preditor of chronic tension-type headache in patients with chronic neck pain.
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KEYWORD
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Cervical spinal curvature, Chronic neck pain, Headache
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