Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain

Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Job Stress and Quality of Life in Office Workers With Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Neck pain is a common medical condition among office workers all over the world. The purpose of this study was to see if physical exercise, such as basic body awareness, neck-specific training exercises, and ergonomic modifications, could help reduce pain, disability, and job stress while also improving quality of life among office workers. Participants will be assigned at random to either an experimental (exercise therapy and ergonomic modification) or a control group (ergonomic modification).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 25-60 years
• Greater than 3 months of chronic NSNP.
• Office workers and computer users
• The ability to continue working

Exclusion Criteria:

• A history of severe injury
• Previous physical therapy treatments
• Joint instability
• Frequent migraines
• Spasmodic torticollis
• Inflammatory rheumatic diseases
• Peripheral nerve entrapment
• Severe psychiatric illness
• Pregnancy
• Other conditions that prevent physical loading.