Neck Pain Patient Decision Aid: Step 3
This page is part of the 'Should I receive manual therapy and exercise for my neck pain?: A patient decision aid' resource for patients. Please see the main project page for further information, or proceed to Step 3 below to recognize the risks.
Each treatment option has potential side effects:
Exercise[edit | edit source]
- Mild and infrequent side effects such as short-term increases in neck, arm, head or back pain, muscle soreness, and dizziness have been reported.
Increased neck pain[1] |
(29 out of every 100 patients will experience a short-term increase in neck pain) |
Neck mobilizations[edit | edit source]
Mild and infrequent side effects including short-term increases in neck, arm, head, or back pain and dizziness are possible.
Increased neck pain[2][3] |
(22 out of every 100 people will experience a short-term increase in neck pain) |
Increased neurological symptoms[2][3] |
Neck manipulations[edit | edit source]
- Mild and infrequent side effects including short-term increases in neck, arm, head, or back pain and dizziness are possible
Increased neck pain[2][3][1] |
(22 to 41 out of 100 people experience a short-term increase in neck pain) |
Increased neurological symptoms[2][3] |
(19 out of every 100 people experience short-term neurological symptoms) |
- Very rare, but serious or catastrophic side effects such as unbearable symptoms or stroke have also been reported.
- Unbearable symptoms[1]
(Approximately 1 out of every 10 000 experience ‘unbearably severe side effects’) - Stroke or death[2][1]
(It is difficult to determine the frequency of these adverse event due to the small number of participants in each study, but it is likely much less than 1/10 000)
Upper back manipulations[edit | edit source]
- Mild and infrequent side effects including short-term increases in neck, arm, head, or back pain and dizziness are possible
Increased pain[2] |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Carnes D et al. Adverse events and manual therapy: A systematic review. Man Ther 2010; 15:355–63 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "Carnes 2010" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Carlesso LC et al. Adverse events associated with the use of cervical manipulation and mobilization for the treatment of neck pain in adults: A systematic review. Man Ther 2010; 15: 434-444.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H, Vassilaki M, Chiang LM. Frequency and clinical predictors of adverse reactions to chiropractic care in the UCLA neck pain study. Spine. 2005;30(13):1477-84.