Neck Pain in Adults

Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide primary care clinicians with the best available evidence on the clinical management of patients with acute or chronic neck pain.

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Outline the prevalence of neck pain in the United States.
• Review the personal and societal impact of various types of neck pain.
• Identify risk factors for neck pain in the general public.
• Describe the pathophysiology of various types of neck pain.
• Evaluate key components of the assessment of patients with neck pain.
• Analyze the role of diagnostic imaging in the evaluation of neck pain.
• Describe the pharmacotherapeutic options for the clinical management of neck pain.
• Discuss physiotherapies and traction approaches to the clinical management of neck pain.
• Review the efficacy of physical and exercise therapies for neck pain.
• Identify alternative and complementary modalities used in the management of neck pain.
• Compare and contrast interventional modalities used in the management of neck pain.

About the Author/Presenter
Mark Rose, BS, MA, LP, is a licensed psychologist in the State of Minnesota with a private consulting practice and a medical research analyst with a biomedical communications firm. Earlier healthcare technology assessment work led to medical device and pharmaceutical sector experience in new product development involving cancer ablative devices and pain therapeutics. Along with substantial experience in addiction research, Mr. Rose has contributed to the authorship of numerous papers on CNS, oncology, and other medical disorders. He is the lead author of papers published in peer-reviewed addiction, psychiatry, and pain medicine journals and has written books on prescription opioids and alcoholism published by the Hazelden Foundation. He also serves as an Expert Advisor and Expert Witness to law firms that represent disability claimants or criminal defendants on cases related to chronic pain, psychiatric/substance use disorders, and acute pharmacologic/toxicologic effects. Mr. Rose is on the Board of Director

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
Nursing, Physician

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