Inclusion criteria:
• 44 patients both males and females with mechanical neck pain aged between 20 to 65 will be included
• hypo-mobility of the cervical range of motion
• Non -discogenic neck pain, stiffness, muscle tension, headache and migraine
• Comparable signs (pain associated with movement, or pain associated with specific functional activities.
• Painful cervical extension, local tenderness, and restricted inter-segmental motion.
Exclusion criteria:
• Any contraindication to systemic manifestation (e.g. inflammation, infection, advanced degeneration, congenital malformation, trauma, cerebrovascular abnormalities).
Positive neurological examination e.g. presence of positive motor reflex, or sensory abnormalities indicating spinal root compression
• cervical spine surgery or stenosis ,metabolic or systemic disorders or cancer
• Any associated pathology of the upper cervical region or upper limb that may cause overlapping with the clinical finding as referred pain from costotransverse joint, rotator cuff tendonitis, and cervical rib syndrome.