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Self-Myofascial Release vs Stretching for Chronic Neck Pain in Office Workers

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October 2025

Self-Myofascial Release vs Stretching for Chronic Neck Pain in Office Workers

Vol: 307| Issue: 10| Number:72| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The Effect of Tissue Stretching and Release Strategies on Neck Muscles Fatigue and Pain Intensity in Office Workers Affected by Chronic Neck Pain: A Rater-Blind, Semi-Experimental Study.

Health Sci Rep . 2025 Apr 21;8(4):e70748.

Contributing Authors:
S Niazi F Gandomi P Soufivand L Ghazaleh

Synopsis

Forty-five women with nonspecific chronic neck pain were randomized to stretching (n=15), tissue release (n=15), or control (n=15). The primary outcome was neck pain intensity (VAS). Secondary outcomes were subjective fatigue (VAS) and objective fatigue (surface EMG median frequency) in cervical extensors, upper trapezius, and sternocleidomastoid during an induced 40-minute, 45° neck-flexion typin...

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