Complementary and Alternative Treatment for Neck Pain: Chiropractic, Acupuncture, TENS, Massage, Yoga, Tai Chi, and Feldenkrais - 07/08/11

Doi : 10.1016/j.pmr.2011.02.011

Christopher T. Plastaras, MD ^a,^⁎ , Seth Schran, MD ^a, Natasha Kim, DC ^b, Susan Sorosky, MD ^c, Deborah Darr, PT ^d,^e, Mary Susan Chen, PT, GCFP ^f, Rebecca Lansky, DO ^a
^a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Penn Spine Center, University of Pennsylvania, White Building, Ground Floor, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
^b Carmel, IN, USA
^c Desert Spine and Sports Physicians, Phoenix, AZ 85018, USA
^d Deborah Darr Physical Therapy, 900 North Lake Shore Drive, Suite 803, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
^e Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Center for Pain Management, 980 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
^f Feldenkrais Guild of North America, Midwest Regional Representative, River Forest, IL, USA

Corresponding author.

Résumé

Of the multitude of treatment options for the management of neck pain, no obvious single treatment modality has been shown to be most efficacious. As such, the clinician should consider alternative treatment modalities if a modality is engaging, available, financially feasible, potentially efficacious, and is low risk for the patient. As evidence-based medicine for neck pain develops, the clinician is faced with the challenge of which treatments to encourage patients to pursue. Treatment modalities explored in this article, including chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS, massage, yoga, Tai Chi, and Feldenkrais, represent reasonable complementary and alternative medicine methods for patients with neck pain.

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Keywords : CAM therapy, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, TENS, Yoga, Tai Chi, Massage therapy, Feldenkrais