Comparison of The Effects of Manual Therapy Plus Stabilization Exercise with Manual Therapy Alone in Patients with Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the effects of manual therapy with stabilization exercises to manual therapy alone, on neck pain and body functions in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.METHODS: Twenty patients with chronic mechanical neck pain were recruited and randomly allocated into two groups.A control group(n = 10) was given the manual therapy alone and an experimental group(n = 10) was given the manual therapy with stabilization exercises.The intervention was carried out 3 days per week for 4 weeks.