Study will be a Randomized clinical trial to check the effects of isometric and isotonic strength training exercises on patients with chronic neck pain. The data will be collected in a hospital setting where patients of chronic mechanical neck pain will be screened out for the fulfillment of eligibility criteria of this study. After being eligible for this study their baseline outcome measures will be measured using Numeric pain rating scale, neck disability index, goniometer, dynamometer and short form 36 survey. Then they will be divided into two groups namely group A receiving isometric exercises with conventional treatment and group B receiving isotonic exercises with conventional treatment. Here conventional treatment includes thermotherapy, manual mobilisation of cervical and thoracic and trigger point therapy which will be a common treatment for both groups. The outcome measures will be measured later at 4th,8th and 12th week.
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Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS):
Timeframe: up to 12 weeks
Universal GONIOMETER for Range of Motion
Timeframe: up to 12 weeks
Hand-Held DYNAMOMETER for muscle strength measurement
Timeframe: up to 12 weeks
NECK DISABILITY INDEX (NDI):
Timeframe: up to 12 weeks