SHORT TERM EFFICACY OF KINESIOTAPING AND EXERCISES ON CHRONIC MECHANICAL NECK PAIN

Background and introduction: The purpose of study is to determine the short term effectiveness of Kinesiotaping combined with Exercises in reducing pain and improving Cervical range of motion and functional abili ty for subjects with Chronic Mechanical Neck pain. Method: : Pre to post test experimental study design randomised thirty Chronic Mechanical Neck pain patients each 15 into KT and control group. KT group received kinesiotaping with exercises and Control group received only exercises for 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Pain, active cervical range of motion and functional ability were measured before and after 4 weeks of intervention. Results: Comparative analysis using Independent‘t’ test and Mann Whitney U test found that there is a statist ically significant difference (p