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Causes of Neck Pain
User reported causes of Neck Pain based on their intuition.
Cause | Agree |
---|---|
Poor Posture | 72% |
Stress | 70% |
Excessive Computer Use | 67% |
Computer Typing | 52% |
Scheuermann's Disease | 50% |
Aging | 48% |
Injury to Neck | 45% |
Sitting | 43% |
Type of Work Related | 38% |
Lying Down | 33% |
Regular Arthritis | 33% |
Bad Body Patterns | 32% |
Grinding Teeth | 29% |
Sleeping on Stomach | 24% |
Joint Instability/hypermobility | 21% |
Syndesmophytes | 20% |
Ankylosing Spondylitis | 20% |
Cold Conditions | 20% |
Herniated Disc | 19% |
Chronic Myofascial Pain | 19% |
Bulging Disc | 19% |
Fibromyalgia | 19% |
Scoliosis | 14% |
Spinal Stenosis | 14% |
Allergy | 13% |
Large, Heavy Breasts | 12% |
Chewing | 12% |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | 10% |
Draughts | 8% |
Bursitis | 7% |
Connective Tissue Disorder (E.g., Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) | 6% |
Chronic Neuropathy From Shingles | 5% |
Psoriatic Arthritis | 3% |
Dystonia | 3% |
Multiple Sclerosis | 3% |
Cervical Fusion Surgery | 2% |
Treatments
User-reported effectiveness in treating Neck Pain
Treatment | Major Improvement | Moderate Improvement | Much Worse | No Effect | Worse | Responses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massage | 18% | 52% | 2% | 22% | 6% | 249 |
Ibuprofen | 8% | 47% | 6% | 36% | 3% | 285 |
Rest | 8% | 42% | 5% | 41% | 4% | 281 |
Valium (Diazepam) | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 5 |
Exercise | 9% | 34% | 7% | 40% | 10% | 208 |
TENS | 6% | 35% | 0% | 51% | 8% | 72 |
Aspirin | 4% | 30% | 9% | 53% | 4% | 79 |
Tai Chi | 3% | 55% | 0% | 24% | 17% | 29 |
Acupuncture | 8% | 30% | 5% | 53% | 5% | 88 |
Radio Frequency Ablation | 25% | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
Inversion Table | 8% | 28% | 4% | 32% | 28% | 25 |
Myofascial Release | 23% | 47% | 4% | 21% | 6% | 53 |
Rolfing | 0% | 31% | 0% | 54% | 15% | 13 |
Yoga | 14% | 40% | 4% | 31% | 10% | 97 |
Prolotherapy | 50% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 25% | 4 |
Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1 |
Physiotherapy | 15% | 38% | 5% | 33% | 10% | 80 |
Gyrotonic | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 2 |
Alexander Technique | 17% | 58% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 12 |
Flexeril (Cyclobenzaprine) | 6% | 43% | 4% | 35% | 12% | 69 |
Acetaminophen | 6% | 30% | 7% | 52% | 5% | 172 |
Heat Patch | 7% | 55% | 0% | 35% | 3% | 86 |
Osteopath | 15% | 41% | 0% | 41% | 3% | 39 |
Discectomy and Vertebral Fusion | 33% | 33% | 0% | 17% | 17% | 12 |
Alternate Hot and Cold Packs | 6% | 50% | 2% | 37% | 5% | 174 |
Aleve | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5 |
Medrol Dose Pack (Steroid) | 0% | 90% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 10 |
Destress Life | 16% | 31% | 4% | 47% | 2% | 49 |
Voltaren (Diclofenac) | 10% | 43% | 5% | 41% | 2% | 61 |
Botulism Toxin | 29% | 43% | 14% | 14% | 0% | 7 |
Chiropractor | 17% | 38% | 7% | 29% | 9% | 160 |
Gus Sha | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Adopt Better Posture or Sleeping Position (Gokhale Method) | 6% | 51% | 3% | 32% | 8% | 63 |
Gentle Stretching | 5% | 50% | 3% | 36% | 6% | 296 |
Muscle Relaxants | 25% | 13% | 0% | 63% | 0% | 8 |
Radiofrequency Ablation | 22% | 33% | 11% | 33% | 0% | 9 |
Hypoglycemic Diet | 14% | 29% | 0% | 57% | 0% | 7 |
Manipulation Under Anathesia | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Breast Reduction | 33% | 17% | 17% | 33% | 0% | 6 |
Dry Needling | 11% | 33% | 0% | 44% | 11% | 9 |
Traction | 17% | 34% | 7% | 30% | 13% | 71 |
MCT Oil | 22% | 11% | 11% | 44% | 11% | 9 |
Nikken S Shaped Pillow | 15% | 23% | 0% | 31% | 31% | 13 |
Nucynta | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 2 |
Shingles Treatment - Antivirals | 0% | 40% | 0% | 20% | 40% | 5 |
Ice | 4% | 39% | 2% | 44% | 10% | 136 |
Magnetic Sleep System | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 75% | 4 |
Gabitril (Tiagabine) | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Corticosteroid Injections | 18% | 24% | 11% | 37% | 10% | 62 |
MCU Machine (Multiple Cervical Unit) | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 2 |
Guaifenesin | 17% | 0% | 8% | 58% | 17% | 12 |
Tempurpedic Pillow | 4% | 32% | 6% | 47% | 12% | 161 |
Swimming | 8% | 35% | 15% | 36% | 7% | 89 |
Eliminate Caffeine | 3% | 9% | 6% | 79% | 3% | 33 |
Husk-Filled Neck Pillow | 0% | 32% | 9% | 27% | 32% | 22 |
Soft Collar | 5% | 20% | 14% | 52% | 9% | 44 |
Micro-Bead Pillow | 0% | 29% | 8% | 37% | 25% | 51 |
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Neck Pain Info
Property | Value |
---|---|
Variable Name | Neck Pain |
Aggregation Method | MEAN |
Analysis Performed At | 2021-04-22 |
Duration of Action | 24 hours |
Kurtosis | 2.493658361557 |
Maximum Allowed Value | 5 out of 5 |
Mean | 3.0594223140496 out of 5 |
Median | 3.0529991735537 out of 5 |
Minimum Allowed Value | 1 out of 5 |
Number of Aggregate Predictors | 390 |
Number of Aggregate Outcomes | 94 |
Number of Measurements | 1713 |
Number of Measurements (including those generated by tagged, joined, or child variables) | 1713 |
Public | true |
Onset Delay | 0 seconds |
Standard Deviation | 0.38967633492898 |
Unit | 1 to 5 Rating |
User Variables | 177 |
UPC | 0 |
Variable Category | Symptoms |
Variable ID | 84887 |
Variance | 0.39306721465124 |