GPR vs Manual PT for Chronic Neck Pain

Global Postural Re-education is a physical therapy method comprising a series of gentle active movements, implemented by the therapist using manual contacts and verbal commands, to promote postural symmetry.

Standard manual physical therapy in this study involves a combination of exercises, pompage (gentle manual techniques of distraction and articulation of a joint), anterior-posterior mobilizations as described by Maitland, and massage that have been selected to meet the needs of each individual patient.