Benefit of Adding Stretching to Standard Intervention For Patients With Nonspecific Mechanical Neck Pain

All recruited participants will sign a statement of informed consent. Subjects will be
randomly divided into two groups (stretching group and standard intervention group). The
following questionnaires will be completed in the following order: Neck Disability Index
(NDI), Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), and Global Rating of Change Scale (GROC). Next,
Cervical Range of Motion (ROM) and Pain threshold will measured for both groups. The
stretching group will receive the cervical passive mobilization, stretching, and home program
(Stretching and ROM exercise). The standard intervention group will receive cervical
mobilization and home program (ROM exercises).

Inclusion Criteria:

- The participant will be eligible to participate in the study if he or she is between
18 and 60 years of age, had non-specific neck pain for at least 2 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

- Participants will be excluded from the study if they had one or more of the following
conditions: had previous surgery in cervical spine area, chronic disease such as
diabetes, vertigo, dizziness, fracture of the cervical vertebra or scapula, multiple
sclerosis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis as approximately 60%
of people who aged between 50-60 years will have osteoarthritis.