Trial reportThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2024
McKenzie neck exercise versus cranio-cervical flexion exercise on strength and endurance of deep neck flexor muscles, pain, disability, and craniovertebral angle in individuals with chronic neck pain: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Efficacy of stability exercise-based treatment strategies for non-specific neck pain: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of home exercise program on endurance, disability and daily participation in non-specific neck pain.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Acute effects of aerobic versus combined aerobic and cervical-upper extremity resistance exercise on pressure pain threshold, pain perception, and fatigue in workers exposed to high ergonomic risk with chronic non-specific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Craniovertebral angle and neck disability among university students with forward head posture: a comparative study of scapular retraction exercises versus McKenzie method.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Global Postural Re-Education Versus Deep Neck Flexor Activation on Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain with Forward Head Posture.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy and Physiotherapy on Functioning in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Prospective Double-Arm Pilot Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Different Exercise-Based Interventions Combined or Not with Electrotherapy Versus McKenzie Method Alone for Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Therapeutic Exercise for Forward Head Posture in Neck Pain Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the effectiveness of McKenzie neck exercise and cranio-cervical flexion (CCF) exercise on strength and endurance of deep neck flexor (DNF) muscles, pain, disability, and craniovertebral angle (CVA) in individuals with chronic neck pain.
methodsForty individuals with chronic neck pain were randomly allocated to the McKenzie neck or CCF exercise group. Each group performed exercises at home daily. The strength and endurance of DNF muscles were measured at baseline, immediately after the first exercise session, and each week follow-up for six weeks. Average pain over the past week was measured at baseline and each week follow-up for six weeks. Disability and CVA were measured at baseline and the end of six weeks.
resultsAt six weeks, both groups exhibited significant improvements across all outcome variables (
conclusionBoth the McKenzie neck exercise and CCF exercise produced similar effects in enhancing the strength and endurance of the DNF muscles, decreasing pain, alleviating neck disability, and improving the CVA.
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