The Effect of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique in Combination With Therapeutic Exercise on Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

"Endurance and Resistant training exercise program (Duration: 45 minutes)~* Muscle retraining of longus colli and endurance training of the deep cervical flexors.~* Resistant exercises for the muscles involved in neck flexion, extension, side bending and rotation of the neck region. Isometric contractions exercises (20-70% of MVC) and resistant exercises (12-15RM).~* Active ROM exercises for the neck muscles~* Upper limbs exercises with resistant bands~* Stretching exercises for the neck and upper limbs muscles"

"Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique application.~(Duration: 15min)~The protocol was applied to the following muscles:~* Upper border of the trapezius muscle~* sternocleidomastoid~* levator scapulae muscle~* splenius capitis muscle~Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique includes the combination of the following technique:~* Ischemic compression~* Muscle energy technique~* Strain-counterstrain technique"