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Randomized Controlled Trial
Neck pain in Hong Kong: a telephone survey on consequences and health service utilization.
A regionally representative telephone survey using a 2-stage randomization process. ⋯ Neck pain is highly prevalent with an increasing impact in Hong Kong. More than one-third of neck pain patients suffered from moderate to severe pain and around 20% of them had to limit their work. About 25% of neck pain patient have consulted medical or health professionals. Physiotherapy and private medical clinic were the 2 service providers with high percentage of perceived complete improvement. There was a general trend that more neck pain patients used complementary therapies.