Physical and Psychological Predictors for Persistent and Recurrent Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with non-specific neck pain often develop persistent or recurrent pain and associated disability. This review investigated which physical and psychological factors predict persistent and recurrent neck pain and disability.

Databases and data treatment

Five databases were searched from inception to January 31, 2025. After data extraction, the Quality in Prognosis Studies tool (QUIPS) was used for risk of bias assessment and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) tool was used to assess the certainty of evidence for each factor's predictive capability for neck disability, pain intensity and incidence.

Results

Six prospective cohort studies were selected. Three studies were rated with high overall risk of bias an

SUBMITTER: Yu CWG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12611179 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature