In a questionnaire surveying 3,325 people, localized neck pain was reported by only 1.4 percent of the respondents. A one-week prevalence of neck pain was reported in 34.4 percent of the respondents, of which 15.9 percent reported regional pain and 14.8 percent reported neck pain as part of a widespread pain that reduced function.
Read the abstract for “Neck Pain Is Often a Part of Widespread Pain and Is Associated With Reduced Functioning.”
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