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The Use of Neck Support Pillows and Postural Exercises in the Management of Chronic Neck Pain

Alisha N. Jamal, Brian M. Feldman and Eleanor Pullenayegum
The Journal of Rheumatology October 2016, 43 (10) 1871-1873; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.151368
Alisha N. Jamal
From the Division of Rheumatology, and Division of Pediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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