Effectiveness of Stretching Exercise for Mild to Moderate Chronic Neck Pain

Abstract

Purpose: Chronic neck pain is very common in the musculoskeletal system and can seriously affect a person’s daily life and activities. It is intended to test the ability of structured stretching exercises to relieve mild to moderate chronic neck pain in patients. Its main goal is to find out if such exercises help lessen pain and support recovery by supporting better daily activity and life quality. Objectives: The main goal is to check whether following a stretching regimen results in marked decreases in pain and improves both quality of life and mobility in people with chronic neck pain. My purpose is to find out if the health benefits from these methods are more sustainable than the usual forms of physiotherapy. Methodology: An RCT will be carried out, including individuals who have mild to moderate chronic neck pain. Individuals will be selected at random to receive either an intervention, where they follow a specific stretching program, or to receive standard physiotherapy, serving as a control. Stretching Technique will be stretching in the eight-week intervention, with details collected before the program and afterward. We will use the Neck Disability Index to judge patient quality of life, measure cervical motion, and rate pain using the Visual Analogue Scale. Changes caused by the intervention will be analyzed by first applying the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and then the paired t-test with SPSS version 20. Results: Stretching Technique in the stretching exercise group is predicted to show lower pain intensity, more flexible necks, and higher quality of life than Stretching Technique in the control group. Besides, the gains seen in therapy are thought to last and be sustained during further follow-up visits. Conclusion: Its purpose is to equip clinicians with reliable evidence for using stretching exercises as a low-cost and safe strategy for people with ongoing neck pain. The planned results may help guide new practices and recommendations for physiotherapy in patients with ongoing neck discomfort. Keywords: Chronic neck pain, Pain management, Physiotherapy, Quality of life, Randomized controlled trial, Range of motion, Stretching exercises.