Neck and Shoulder Impairments and the Relationship to Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

The relationship between physical impairments, quality of life and disability of the neck and upper limb in patients following neck dissection

“…This study has described key factors associated with neck disability, which have been identified as underreported in a recent systematic review [14]. Previous studies of patients with HNC have reported similar NDI scores to the present study, but were much smaller and not limited to a surgical population [50] [51]. In contrast, the NDI has been used extensively in the musculoskeletal neck pain literature [21] to measure self-reported neck disability.…”