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Use of Narcotics and Diagnostics in Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain Needs Regulation
Prior studies point out that neck pain affects 30%-50% of adults in the general population in any given year, and roughly 50%-85% of those patients do not find their symptoms completely resolve, with some experiencing chronic, impairing pain. Chronic neck pain, like lower back pain, often does not respond to the treatment provided and can have similar economic impact in terms of lost work time and higher healthcare costs.
For the current study, Adam Goode, PT, DPT, and colleagues from the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research used data from a 2006 telephone survey of 5,357 North Carolina households. The researchers analyzed responses from 135 non-institutionalized adults over 21 years of age who had chronic neck pain, which was defined as pain and activity limitations nearly every day for the prior three months, or greater than 24 episodes of pain the previous year that limited activity for one or more days. More than half the participants were women (56%) and most were non-Hispanic white (81%).
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