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Letter to the Editor concerning “The role of non-rigid cervical collar in pain relief and functional restoration after whiplash injury: a systematic review and a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials” by Ricciardi L, et al. (Eur Spine J; [2019] 28:1821–1828)

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Dr. Christensen is supported by the Fund for research, quality and education in physiotherapy practice (Fysioterapipraksisfonden) and the Lundbeck Foundation for Health Care Research. Prof. Søren Thorgaard Skou is currently funded by a grant from Region Zealand (Exercise First) and a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement No 801790). The funders did not have any role in this letter to the editor.

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  1. Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D-3, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark

    Steffan W. M. Christensen

  2. Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark (UCN), Selma Lagerløfs Vej 2, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark

    Steffan W. M. Christensen

  3. Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense, Denmark

    Søren T. Skou

  4. Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Næstved-Slagelse-Ringsted Hospitals, Region Zealand, 4200, Slagelse, Denmark

    Søren T. Skou

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Prof. Søren Thorgaard Skou is associate editor of the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy and has received grants from The Lundbeck Foundation, personal fees from Munksgaard, all of which are outside the submitted work. He is co-founder of Good Life with Osteoarthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®), a not-for-profit initiative hosted at University of Southern Denmark aimed at implementing clinical guidelines for osteoarthritis in clinical practice.

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Christensen, S.W.M., Skou, S.T. Letter to the Editor concerning “The role of non-rigid cervical collar in pain relief and functional restoration after whiplash injury: a systematic review and a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials” by Ricciardi L, et al. (Eur Spine J; [2019] 28:1821–1828). Eur Spine J 29, 1191–1192 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06372-0

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