Short-Term Combined Effects of Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation and Cervical Spine Nonthrust Manipulation in Individuals With Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

摘要

Neck pain is a prevalent condition in our soci-ety4-17'18-23 that approximately 20% of the population experiences at some point.4 The incidence of neck pain increases with age, becoming most prevalent between the fourth and fifth decades of life.19 Neck pain can interfere with activities of daily living and become a source of chronic pain in certain individuals. In addition, the costs associated with treating neck pain continue to rise exponentially.46