European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

The lifetime prevalence of mechanical neck pain in the general population is estimated to be 45–54 percent, (Aker et al., 1996), with up to 30 percent of males and 50 percent of women reporting lifelong neck discomfort. (Saturno et al., 2003) In 2005, Saringovallis and Hollins calculated that between 13.4 percent and 22.2 percent of people experience neck pain at any given moment. Furthermore, according to reports, 14% of people with neck discomfort run the risk of developing chronic pain, which makes the condition very expensive in terms of lost productivity at work and medical expenses