28/07/2025
π‘ A four-week intervention of manual therapy was more effective than exercise, however when exercise adherence was β₯95 %, the interventions were equally effective for treating non-specific neck pain. Manual therapy may only be superior to specific-exercise when high exercise adherence cannot be assured.
ππ» This is from the new paper "Manual therapy and neck-specific exercise are equally effective for treating non-specific neck pain but only when exercise adherence is maximised: A randomised controlled trial" by Iker et al 2025
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