Table 1.
Description and characteristics of included reviews
| Study | Databases Searched | Study Type | Studies, n | Clinical population | Patient reported outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiri A et al. (2017) [33] |
Cochrane Library Google Scholar OVID PEDro PubMed ScienceDirect |
SR of RCT’s | 9 | NS Neck Pain |
NDI VAS |
| Araujo et al. (2017) [34] |
CINAHL Embase MEDLINE PsycINFO Scopus Web of Science |
SR with MA | 7 | NS NP with or without radicular symptoms, NP with headache |
NDI NPAD NPQ VAS |
| Borrella-Andrés et al. (2021) [21] |
Cochrane Library Plus PEDro PubMed Scopus Web of Science |
SR of RCT’s | 17 | NP with radiating pain |
NDI NPRS NPQ PSFS SF-36 SF-MPQ VAS |
| Chaibi A et al(2021) [54] |
CENTRAL CINAHL EMBASE MEDLINE OpenGrey Ovid Web of Science |
SR with MA | 6 | Acute neck pain |
NPRS VAS |
| Cox L et al. (2019) [12] |
CINAHL EMBASE EMBASE Classic MEDLINE PEDro PsycINFO |
SR | 5 | Chronic NS NP, NP with WAD |
NDI PDI |
| Dorji K et al. (2022) [35] |
AMED CINAHL EMBASE MEDLINE PEDro PubMed |
SR of RCT’s | 6 | NS Neck Pain |
NDI NPDS NPRS |
| Fernandez M et al. (2020) [32] |
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials Mantis MEDLINE PEDro |
SR with MA | 7 | NP with headache |
HIT-6 MVKS NDI NPRS VAS |
| Fredin K. et al. (2017) [22] |
AMED (Ovid) CENTRAL EMBASE (Ovid) MEDLINE (Ovid) PEDro |
SR with MA | 7 | NS Neck Pain |
NDI NPRS NPQ SF-12 SF-36 VAS |
| Garzonio S et al. (2022) [23] |
CINAHL Embase MEDLINE PEDro The Cochrane Library |
SR with MA | 25 | NS neck pain, Neck Pain with WAD |
VAS NPRS |
| Gross A et al. (2015) [40] |
CENTRAL CINAHL EMBASE MEDLINE |
SR | 51 | NS Neck Pain, NP with radiating pain, NP with headache |
NDI NPRS SF-36 |
| Hanel J et al. (2020) [41] |
CENTRAL CINAHL EMBASE MEDLINE SPORTDiscus |
SR with MA | 30 | Chronic neck pain |
FABQ TSK |
| Lantz JM et al. (2021) [36] |
CENTRAL EMBASE PEDro PubMed Web of Science |
SR | 6 | Post-op neck pain |
EQ-5D NDI VAS |
| Liang et al. (2019) [24] |
Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database EMBASE PubMed Cochrane Library VIP database Wanfang database Web of Science |
SR with MA | 10 | NP with radiating pain |
NDI SF-12 SF-36 VAS |
| Lin et al. (2021) [25] |
Airiti Library China National Knowledge Infrastructure CINAHL (via EBSCO) EMBASE (via Elsevier) PEDro ProQuest PubMed The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (via Wiley Online Library) Wanfang Data |
SR with MA | 11 | NS NP, NP with radiating pain, Neck pain with WAD, NP with headache |
FABQ HSCL NDI NNP NPQ NPRS SF-36 VAS |
| Louw S et al. (2017) [26] |
BioMed Central CINAHL Cochrane library PEDro PubMed ScienceDirect Scopus |
SR with MA | 8 | NS Neck Pain |
DASH NDI NPQ NPRS SF-36 VAS |
| Mallard F et al.(2022) [42] |
APA PsycInfo CINAHL EMBASE Index to Chiropractic Literature MEDLINE PEDro PubMed SportDiscus the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials |
SR | 4 | NP with radiating pain |
NDI NPRS |
| Martimbianco A et al. (2019) [43] |
CENTRAL CINAHL Clinicaltrials.gov CRS EMBASE ICTRP LILACS MEDLINE OPENSIGLE PEDro PubMed |
SR | 7 | chronic neck pain, neck pain with WAD, NP with headache |
NDI SF-36 VAS |
| Martin-Gomez C. et al. (2019) [44] |
Cochrane PEDro PubMed Scopus Web of Science |
SR with MA | 10 | Chronic neck pain |
NDI NPRS VAS |
| Masaracchio M et al. (2019) [45] |
AMED CINAHL Clinicaltrials.gov Cochrane Library EMBASE PEDro PubMed |
SR with MA | 14 | Mechanical neck pain |
NDI NPQ NPRS VAS |
| Monticone M. et al. (2015) [27] |
CENTRAL CINAHL ClinicalTrials.gov EMBASE MEDLINE PsycINFO PubMed Scopus Web of Science World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform |
SR | 10 | Subacute and chronic NP |
FABQ NDI NPRS SF-36 TSK |
| Nunez-Cabaleiro et al. (2022) [28] |
CINAHL MEDLINE PEDro PubMed Scopus Web of Science |
SR | 14 | NP with headaches |
HI NDI NPRS |
| Price J et al. (2020) [46] |
CINAHL EMBASE MEDLINE PEDro |
SR | 26 | Chronic NS neck pain; Neck pain with WAD, NP with headaches |
ADLQ DASH NDI NPQ PSFS VAS |
| Qing W. et al. (2021) [37] |
CENTRAL (via The Cochrane Library) EMBASE (via Ovid) PEDro PubMed |
SR with MA | 12 | Mechanical neck pain |
NDI NHP NPRS |
| Rampazo E. et al. (2022) [47] |
CENTRAL (via The Cochrane Library) EMBASE (via Ovid) PEDro PubMed |
SR | 30 | NS neck pain |
Becks Depression Inventory Goldeberg scale NDI NPAD NPQ SF-12 SF-36 VAS |
| Rodriguez-Huguet et al. (2022) [39] |
Cochrane Library PEDro PubMed Scopus Web of Science |
SR | 11 | Chronic neck pain |
NDI NPQ NPRS VAS |
| Romeo A. et al. (2018) [29] |
CINAHL COCHRANE Controlled Trials Register ISI Web of Science PEDro PubMed Scopus |
SR with MA | 5 | NP with radiating pain |
FABQ NDI NPRS PSFS VAS |
| Southerst D. et al. (2016) [38] |
CINAHL EMBASE Index to Chiropractic Literature MEDLINE PsycINFO PubMed the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects |
SR | 11 | Neck pain and WAD |
CES-D GSE NDI NPAD NPQ NPRS POMS SF-36 |
| Tsiringakis G et al. (2020) [48] |
COCHRANE EBSCOhost EMBASE Google Scholar MEDLINE PEDro PubMED SportDiscus |
SR with MA | 17 | NS neck pain |
NDI NPRS VAS |
| Varangot-Reille et al. (2022) [49] |
CINAHL Google Scholar MEDLINE (PubMed) PEDro |
SR with MA | 22 | NS neck pain, NP with radiculopathy, NP with headache |
DASH FABQ NDI MPQ NPQ NPRS PSFS QDASH VAS |
| Villanueva-Ruiz I et al. (2022) [30] |
MEDLINE (PubMed) PEDro Scopus Web of Science |
SR with MA | 12 | Chronic NS neck pain |
NDI NPRS VAS |
| Visvanathan R et al. (2018) [19] |
ACRM American Physical Therapy Association BIOMED CENTRAL EMBASE Europa Medicophysica BMJ Medicine and Science in sports and exercise MEDLINE PEDro |
SR | 23 | Chronic neck pain, NS neck pain, NP with WAD |
HQoLQ NDI NPRS VAS VNDI |
| Wang S et al. (2022) [50] |
Cochrane Library EMBASE PubMed Web of Science |
SR with MA | 12 | Subacute neck pain, NP with radiating pain |
VAS NPQ NPRS |
| Wilhelm M et al. (2020) [51] |
CINAHL Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials PEDro SPORTDiscus PubMed Scopus |
SR with MA | 14 | Acute, subacute, or chronic neck pain |
NDI NPAD NPRS VAS |
| Wu. et al. (2020) [83] |
Cochrane Library EBSCO Information Services EMBASE Web of Science |
SR with MA | 6 | NS neck pain | NDI |
| Yang J et al. (2017) [31] |
Cochrane Library Embase PubMed Scopus |
SR with MA | 7 | NS neck pain, NP with radiating pain |
MPQ NDI NPRS PSFS VAS |
| Yu H. et al. (2016) [52] |
CINAHL Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) EMBASE Index to Chiropractic Literature (ICL) MEDLINE PsycINFO PubMed |
SR | 6 | NS neck pain, NP with WAD |
GHQ-28 (emotional distress) IES NDI NPQ NPRS PSFS SF-12 SF-36 TSK VAS |
| Zacharakis A et al. (2020) [53] |
Cochrane Library EMBASE MEDLINE Scopus |
SR of RCT’s | 5 | Acute neck pain, Chronic NP |
ADLQ NDI NPRS VAS |
Abbreviations: ADLQ, activities of daily living questionnaire; BDI, becks depression inventory; CES-D, center for epidemiologic studies depression scale; DASH, disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand; EQ-5D,EuroQoL-5D; FABQ, fear avoidance belief questionnaire; GSES, general self-efficacy scale; GHQ-28, general health questionnaire-28;GS, Goldberg scale; HIT-6, headache impact test-6; HI, headache index; HQoLQ, health quality of life questionnaire; HSCL, Hopkins symptoms checklist-25;IES, impact of event scale; MA, meta-analysis; MPQ, McGill Pain Questionnaire; MVKS, Modified Von Korf scale; NDI, neck disability index; NHP, Nottingham health profile; NP, neck pain; NPAD, neck pain and disability scale; NPQ, Northwick park neck pain questionnaire; NPRS, numeric pain rating scale; NS, non-specific neck pain; PDI, pain disability index; POMS, profile of mood states; PSFS, patient specific functional scale; QDASH, quick disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand;SF-12, 12 item short form questionnaire; SF-36, 36 item short form questionnaire; SF-MPQ, short form McGill pain questionnaire; SR, systematic review; TSK, Tampa scale of kinesiophobia; VAS, visual analog scale; VNPDI, Vernon neck pain disability index; WAD, whiplash associated disorder