Howell Emily R
Emily R. Howell, BPHE(Hons), DC, Ashbridge's Health Centre, 1522 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON M4L 1E3.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2011 Sep;55(3):211-21.
The Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Cervical Ranges of Motion (CROM) are measurement tools that are used for neck pain patients.
To review the literature to determine how the NDI is associated with neck pain and CROM outcomes.
Computer based searches of 5 databases were performed and supplemented by internet and hand searching of article references and "related citations."
The search yielded 23 studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and these were summarized into four categories: NDI, NDI and other questionnaires, whiplash and NDI and cervical range of motion and NDI. The NDI was shown to be a well validated and reliable self-reported questionnaire, especially when compared to other questionnaires, in both neck pain and whiplash (WAD) patients. There are very few studies that discuss the NDI and cervical range of motion.
This review outlines the strength of the NDI as a self-reported neck disability questionnaire, but also demonstrates a need for further research to explore the association between the NDI, neck pain and cervical ranges of motion.
颈部功能障碍指数（NDI）和颈椎活动范围（CROM）是用于颈部疼痛患者的测量工具。
回顾文献以确定NDI与颈部疼痛及CROM结果之间的关联。
对5个数据库进行基于计算机的检索，并通过互联网以及人工检索文章参考文献和“相关引用文献”进行补充。
检索得到23项符合纳入和排除标准的研究，这些研究被归纳为四类：NDI、NDI与其他问卷、鞭打损伤与NDI以及颈椎活动范围与NDI。结果表明，NDI是一种经过充分验证且可靠的自我报告问卷，尤其在颈部疼痛患者和鞭打损伤（挥鞭样损伤，WAD）患者中，与其他问卷相比更是如此。很少有研究讨论NDI与颈椎活动范围之间的关系。
本综述概述了NDI作为一种自我报告的颈部功能障碍问卷的优势，但也表明需要进一步研究以探索NDI、颈部疼痛和颈椎活动范围之间的关联。
