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  1. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Academy of Pediatrics (2005). Cervical sprain. In LY Griffin, ed., Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care, 3rd ed., pp. 746-750. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

  2. Binder A (2008). Neck pain, search date May 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.

  3. Bagley CA, et al. (2007). Neck pain. In NH Fiebach et al., eds., Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, 7th ed., pp. 1157-1165. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  4. Chow RT et al. (2009). Efficacy of low-level laser therapy in the management of neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo or active-treatment controlled trials. Lancet, 34(9705): 1897-1908.

Other Works Consulted

  • Garra G, et al. (2010). Heat or cold packs for neck and back strain: A randomized controlled trial of efficacy. Academic Emergency Medicine, 17(5): 484-489.

  • Lord SM, et al. (1996). Percutaneous radio-frequency neurotomy for chronic cervical zygapophyseal-joint pain. New England Journal of Medicine, 335(23): 1721-1726.

  • Peloso P, et al. (2007). Medicinal and injection therapies for mechanical neck disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3).

  • Sasso RC, et al. (2007). Artificial disc versus fusion: A prospective, randomized study with 2-year follow-up on 99 patients. Spine, 32(26): 2933-2940.

  • Trinh KV, et al. (2006). Acupuncture for neck disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3). Oxford: Update Software.

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