CHRONIC NECK PAIN

This study tests whether a single 3-minute session of percussion therapy using a Theragun device can reduce muscle tension and increase blood flow in people with chronic neck pain. Researchers will measure pain, disability, and muscle stiffness using ultrasound imaging. The trial…

This study tests whether adding breathing exercises or deep neck flexor training to standard care (like TENS and stretching) better relieves chronic neck pain. Sixty-six adults aged 18-35 with neck pain lasting over 3 months will be randomly assigned to one of three groups. The g…

This study looks at two different ways to help people with long-lasting neck pain. One method uses mental imagery (picturing movements in your mind), and the other uses gentle neck exercises. The goal is to see which one works better to lower pain and improve how well you can sen…

This study tests whether a specific set of exercises (called symmetrical scapula-pelvis patterns) can reduce pain and improve movement in people with chronic neck pain and tight hamstrings. 156 adults aged 18-40 will be split into two groups: one doing the new exercises, the othe…

This study tests whether different exercise routines can improve physical health, thinking skills, brain structure, and blood markers in people with chronic neck pain. Twenty-one adults with neck pain for at least 3 months will do 36 exercise sessions over 12 weeks. The goal is t…

This study tests whether using a computer to group people with chronic neck pain by how they move can lead to more effective exercises. About 38 adults with neck pain will receive either standard or personalized movement training. The goal is to see if the tailored approach reduc…

This study compares two muscle techniques—post-isometric relaxation and post-isometric stretching—for reducing chronic neck pain. Forty adults with neck pain will receive standard treatments (TENS and heat) plus one of the techniques over five sessions. Researchers will measure p…

This study tests whether two simple techniques—progressive muscle relaxation (tensing and relaxing muscles) and muscle energy technique (gentle muscle stretching)—can reduce neck pain and disability in people who use computers for 6+ hours daily. Sixty adults with chronic neck pa…

This pilot study tests two massage techniques—vacuum (cupping) massage and soft tactile massage—in 60 adults with chronic neck pain. Participants receive six weekly sessions, and researchers use sensory tests to measure changes in pain pathways. The goal is to understand how thes…

This study tests a Schroth-based three-dimensional exercise program in 52 adults aged 20–50 with postural hyperkyphosis (excessive rounding of the upper back) and chronic neck pain. Participants will receive electrotherapy followed by specific corrective exercises in different po…

This study looks at how fear of movement, called kinesiophobia, might explain the link between pain intensity and disability in people with chronic neck pain. Researchers will measure pain, fear, disability, and physical activity in 250 adults with neck pain lasting at least thre…