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2218-5836 (online) |
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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Rehabilitation |
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Minireviews |
| Article Title |
Nociplastic chronic neck pain: From mechanisms to physical therapy clinical practice
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Emmanouil Kapernaros and George A Koumantakis |
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| Corresponding Author |
George A Koumantakis, Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory of Advanced Physiotherapy, University of West Attica, No. 28 Agiou Spyridonos Street, Athens 12243, Attica, Greece. gkoumantakis@uniwa.gr |
| Key Words |
Chronic neck pain; Nociplastic pain; Nociplastic features; Mechanistic pain descriptors; Predominant pain mechanism; Pain hypersensitivity; Sensorimotor training; Graded exposure; Rehabilitation |
| Core Tip |
This review integrates the concept of nociplastic pain, a mechanistic pain descriptor recognized by the International Association for the Study of Pain, into the understanding and rehabilitation of chronic neck pain. It encompasses the pathophysiological framework of altered nociception, proposes a clinical reasoning approach based on the predominant pain mechanism, and translates these concepts into rehabilitation principles including patient education, graded exposure, sensorimotor retraining, and functionally targeted exercise. This mechanism-based framework supports individualized clinical decision-making beyond structural explanations and may reduce the risk of misdirected interventions. |
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2026-08-14 07:23 |
| Citation |
Kapernaros E, Koumantakis GA. Nociplastic chronic neck pain: From mechanisms to physical therapy clinical practice. World J Orthop 2026; 17(8): 122158
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| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v17/i8/122158.htm |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5312/wjo.122158 |
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