Publications by authors named "Francesco Fasciani"
Article Synopsis
- A systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluated various conservative interventions for non-specific chronic neck pain (CNSNP) among adults.
- Findings indicated that multimodal non-pharmacological approaches, such as exercise and manual therapy, showed some effectiveness in reducing pain and disability compared to inert treatments, particularly at 1 to 6 months.
- However, the overall evidence was of low to very low certainty, highlighting the need for higher quality and larger trials to confirm these findings.
Background: Neck Pain (NP) has been ranked as one of the top chronic pain conditions in terms of prevalence and years lived with disability in the latest Global Burden of Disease. NP has remarkable socio-economic consequences however, research efforts are limited. Discrepancies among guidelines recommendations on management of chronic neck pain exist.
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