The Effectiveness of Chuna Maintenance Therapy for Chronic Bothersome Neck Pain

Aged 19 or older but under 70.

Neck pain with pain duration of 12 months or longer

NRS of neck pain over the past month is 2 or more but less than 4

Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informedconsent

Patients diagnosed with serious pathology(s) which may cause neck pain (e.g.spinal metastasis of tumor(s), acute fracture, spinal dislocation)

Patients with progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms suchas spinal cord injury

Patients whose pain is due to soft tissue disease not the spine (e.g. tumors,fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout)

Patients with other chronic disease(s) which may interfere with treatmenteffect, safety, or interpretation of outcome (e.g. stroke and myocardialinfarction, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy)

Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, medicine for mentalillness or other medication(s) that may interfere with study results

Pregnant patients or patients with plans of pregnancy or lactating patients

Patients within 3 months after cervical surgery

Patients with experience of participating in another clinical study within 1month or plan to participate in another clinical study during the studyparticipation and follow-up period within 6 months from the participation date

Patients having difficult to completing the written informed consent

Patients who are deemed unsuitable by the researchers