Objective: To determine the effectiveness of strength training combined with stretching compared to specific strength training in office workers with chronic neck pain.
Methods: A single blind randomized clinical trial will be conducted. Participants will be adult of both sexes with sedentary office work and chronic neck pain.
The intervention will consist of a strength training program for the neck and shoulder muscles combined with static stretching of the neck, while the comparison group will only perform strength training. In addition, both groups will receive ergonomics guidelines.
Short-term, medium-term, and long-term evaluations will be performed using the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK).
Adults aged between 18 and 70 years.
Workers from companies in the Community of Madrid.
Sedentary employees who work at least 20 hours in the office.
Subjects with nonspecific chronic neck pain.
Arterial hypertension (systolic BP >160, diastolic BP >100) or cardiovascular diseases.
Diagnosed metabolic disorders.
Symptomatic disc herniation or severe cervical spine disorders.
Postoperative conditions.