"Neck Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Discomfort or more intense forms of pain that are localized to the cervical region. This term generally refers to pain in the posterior or lateral regions of the neck.
| Descriptor ID |
D019547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.553
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| Concept/Terms |
Neck Pain- Neck Pain
- Neck Pains
- Pain, Neck
- Pains, Neck
- Neck Ache
- Ache, Neck
- Aches, Neck
- Neck Aches
- Cervicalgia
- Cervicalgias
- Cervicodynia
- Cervicodynias
- Neckache
- Neckaches
- Cervical Pain
- Cervical Pains
- Pain, Cervical
- Pains, Cervical
Posterior Cervical Pain- Posterior Cervical Pain
- Cervical Pain, Posterior
- Cervical Pains, Posterior
- Pain, Posterior Cervical
- Pains, Posterior Cervical
- Posterior Cervical Pains
- Posterior Neck Pain
- Neck Pain, Posterior
- Neck Pains, Posterior
- Pain, Posterior Neck
- Pains, Posterior Neck
- Posterior Neck Pains
Anterior Cervical Pain- Anterior Cervical Pain
- Anterior Cervical Pains
- Cervical Pain, Anterior
- Cervical Pains, Anterior
- Pain, Anterior Cervical
- Pains, Anterior Cervical
- Anterior Neck Pain
- Anterior Neck Pains
- Neck Pain, Anterior
- Neck Pains, Anterior
- Pain, Anterior Neck
- Pains, Anterior Neck
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neck Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Is baseline Neck Disability Index a predictor of 5-year postoperative satisfaction in cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 May 01; 60(5):E12.
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Does insurance type influence patient-reported satisfaction at 60 months following surgery for cervical myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E8.
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Does surgical approach affect headache relief in patients undergoing cervical fusion for subaxial cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E4.
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Is there discordance between achieving the minimal clinically important difference in Neck Disability Index score and patient satisfaction after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ 5-year analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E13.
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The interaction between neck pain and known determinates of delayed return to play among NCAA student-athletes: a CARE consortium study. Brain Inj. 2025 Dec; 39(14):1262-1267.
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Minimally clinically important relative change instead of difference following surgery for degenerative cervical radiculopathy: a nationwide study on 5300 patients using prospectively collected data. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Oct 01; 43(4):464-471.
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Relative Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes After Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Nationwide Study of 1,700 Patients. Neurosurgery. 2026 Feb 01; 98(2):358-364.
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Gain of care independence following surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Aug 01; 43(2):170-180.
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A comparative study on the effect of age on Neck Disability Index improvement at 24 months after surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Aug 01; 43(2):154-169.
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The Prevalence and Influence of New or Worsened Neck Pain After a Sport-Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes: A Study From the CARE Consortium. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jun; 52(7):1845-1854.