Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	24961
Country	Iran

Received	2016-02-16 15:45
Peer-Review Started	2016-02-18 19:28
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2016-03-25 12:05
Revised	2016-05-08 00:00
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2016-05-27 13:51
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief	2016-05-30 13:54
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2016-06-03 16:52
Articles in Press	2016-06-03 16:52
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-08-12 16:07
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-08-17 18:59

ISSN	2218-5836 (online)
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Validation of the functional rating index for the assessment of athletes with neck pain
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Soofia Naghdi, Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Somaye ShamsSalehi, Ronald J Feise and Ebrahim Entezary
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari, Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Enghelab Ave, Pitch-e-shemiran, Tehran 11489, Iran. nakhostin@sina.tums.ac.ir
Key Words	Athletes; Neck pain; Functional rating index; Reliability; Validity
Core Tip	Patient-reported outcomes are widely used to evaluate the functional effectiveness of treatments in clinical investigations. There has been a lack of patient-reported outcome measure for athletes with neck pain (NP). This study assessed the psychometric properties of the culturally-adapted Persian Functional Rating Index in a group of athletes with NP and demonstrated excellent validity and reliability.
Publish Date	2016-08-17 18:59
Citation	Naghdi S, Nakhostin Ansari N, ShamsSalehi S, Feise RJ, Entezary E. Validation of the functional rating index for the assessment of athletes with neck pain. World J Orthop 2016; 7(8): 507-512
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v7/i8/507.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v7.i8.507

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Supplementary Material	Supplementary_Material_20160216020154.docx
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Scientific Misconduct Check	24961-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
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