Aspecifieke nekpijn: diagnose en behandeling - KCE
Aspecifieke nekpijn: diagnose en behandeling - KCE
Aspecifieke nekpijn: diagnose en behandeling - KCE
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<strong>KCE</strong> Reports 119 Non-Specific Neck Pain: diagnosis and treatm<strong>en</strong>t 7<br />
2.1.2 Interv<strong>en</strong>tion<br />
“Diagnostic evaluation”, “managem<strong>en</strong>t and treatm<strong>en</strong>t” and “prognosis” are considered<br />
as an interv<strong>en</strong>tion of non-specific neck complaints and pain.<br />
2.1.2.1 Inclusion criteria<br />
Diagnostic and/or prognostic evaluation<br />
• Medical history taking<br />
• Symptoms and signs<br />
• Physical examination and assessm<strong>en</strong>t<br />
• Diagnostic reasoning<br />
• Psychological assessm<strong>en</strong>t<br />
• Imaging<br />
• Diagnostic injections<br />
• Other tests<br />
Managem<strong>en</strong>t and treatm<strong>en</strong>t<br />
2.1.2.2 Exclusion criteria<br />
• Information or education programs<br />
• Ergonomic interv<strong>en</strong>tions both in private and work situation<br />
• Non-medicinal treatm<strong>en</strong>t: psychotherapy, manipulations, mobilisation,<br />
orthosis (pillows, collar, oral splint) exercise, laser, acupuncture, …<br />
• Medicinal treatm<strong>en</strong>ts: various (invasive and non-invasive) forms of<br />
administration<br />
• Complex interv<strong>en</strong>tions (e.g. psychological treatm<strong>en</strong>t and exercise<br />
program, multidisciplinary approaches)<br />
• Surgery<br />
No exclusion criteria for interv<strong>en</strong>tion were applied.<br />
2.1.3 Comparison<br />
Comparators are either the natural progress of symptoms or alternative diagnostic<br />
tests, managem<strong>en</strong>t and treatm<strong>en</strong>t procedures. Inclusion criteria were the followings:<br />
• Diagnostic evaluation versus other diagnostic evaluation<br />
• Managem<strong>en</strong>t and treatm<strong>en</strong>t versus other managem<strong>en</strong>t and treatm<strong>en</strong>t<br />
• Diagnostic evaluation and/or managem<strong>en</strong>t and treatm<strong>en</strong>t versus no<br />
interv<strong>en</strong>tion, no treatm<strong>en</strong>t<br />
2.1.4 Outcome<br />
2.1.4.1 Inclusion criteria<br />
This study should give up to date information about:<br />
• Diagnostic accuracy of procedures (i.e. false positive, rate, s<strong>en</strong>sitivity,<br />
specificity, ROC); history taking, clinical examination, diagnostic tests and<br />
procedures<br />
This study should also give up to date information on outcomes of treatm<strong>en</strong>ts, namely<br />
about:<br />
• Side effects, adverse ev<strong>en</strong>ts of treatm<strong>en</strong>ts<br />
• Evolution (improvem<strong>en</strong>t or not) in: the degree of pain, functional capacity,<br />
quality of life (only if standardized and validated outcome measures have<br />
be<strong>en</strong> used), activity, return to work, work disability, disability measures,<br />
global perceived effect.