@article{ref1,
title="Can the neck contribute to persistent symptoms post concussion? Long-term follow up from a prospective descriptive case series",
journal="Journal of manual and manipulative therapy",
year="2021",
author="Kennedy, Ewan and Chapple, Cathy and Quinn, Dusty and Tumilty, Steve",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To describe individual long-term outcomes of people with persistent symptoms following a concussion who received neck treatment as part of multidisciplinary concussion care. A secondary objective is to report on how participants describe the outcomes of neck treatmentMethods: Long-term follow-up for a subgroup of participants in a prospective case series (n = 11). Data were collected at initial assessment, completion of neck treatment, 6 and 12 months including standard questionnaires (Rivermead post-concussion symptoms questionnaire, neck disability index, dizziness handicap inventory); patient-reported measures of headache, dizziness and neck pain and participant descriptions of the effects of neck treatmentResults: Grouped measures of post-concussion symptoms were further improved or sustained at 6 and 12 months. Ten of the 11 participants reported neck treatment as a beneficial part of their care and described the effects on the neck, multiple symptoms and their overall recovery. However, seven participants experienced recurrent headache, neck pain or dizziness at 6- or 12-month follow-up. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Long-term follow-up of individuals receiving neck treatment shows improvement across a range of patient reported outcomes, yet highlights frequent recurrence of symptoms. Neck treatment can play a valuable role in people's recovery that extends beyond local effects on the neck.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1066-9817",
doi="10.1080/10669817.2021.1920276",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2021.1920276"
}