Bruegger's Relief Exercise in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of Bruegger's Relief Exercise combined with conventional physical therapy on pain intensity, functional disability, cervical range of motion, and craniovertebral angle in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain

Inclusion Criteria: * • Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study. * Age 20-50 years * Diagnosis of chronic mechanical neck pain (\>3 months) * Pain intensity ≥ 3/10 on NPRS * Neck Disability Index score ≥ 10/50 * Willing to participate and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * • Participants falling in this category would be excluded from the study. * History of cervical spine fracture or surgery * Systemic musculoskeletal or neurological disease * Recent whiplash injury (within 6 months) * Botulinum toxin injection within previous 6 months * Severe structural deformity (e.g., torticollis, severe scoliosis) * Red flag signs (fever, unexplained weight loss, progressive neurological deficit) * Positive cervical instability tests (Sharp-Purser or Alar ligament test) * Clinical signs of cervical radiculopathy (positive Spurling's/ULTT/distraction test)