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Rheumatology
Meta-analysis
Thoracic spine manipulation improves pain and function in patients with neck pain compared to sham or alternative treatments.
A Simple Back Adjustment Can Ease Your Stiff Neck in Minutes
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials involving 1,100 participants evaluated thoracic spine manipulation (TSM) versus sham inte…
A simple upper-back adjustment can quickly reduce neck pain and help you move your head more freely, according to new research.
Frontiers
Apr 12, 2026
Physical Medicine & Rehab
Symptom burden explains most variance in pain intensity for unexplained myofascial neck/shoulder pain
Study finds symptom burden strongly linked to pain intensity in unexplained muscle pain
A prospective cross-sectional study of 82 adults with unexplained myofascial neck/shoulder pain found symptom burden explained 75-92% of var…
Unexplained neck and shoulder pain intensity is driven mostly by overall symptom burden, with physical function and worry about pain being k…
medRxiv
Apr 4, 2026