Background: Neck pain is a major health problem in developed countries and has a lifetime prevalence of 50%. Major problems include a reduced cervical range of motion, muscle stiffness, dysfunction, postural changes, and decrease in psychosocial level.
Objects: This study aimed to investigate the effects of applying the upper trapezius inhibition dynamic taping to patients with chronic neck pain on their neck pain, functional level, cervical range of motion, psychosocial level, and neck posture.
Methods: The study design was a randomized controlled trial. A total of 40 patients with neck pain participated in this study and were randomly assigned to a Dynamic Taping group (n = 20) or Sham Taping group (n = 20). In both groups, basic intervention cervical pain control therapy and shoulder stabilization exercise program were performed. In addition, dynamic taping and sham taping were applied to participants in the Dynamic Taping and Sham Taping groups to inhibit the trapezius muscle, respectively. All interventions were performed three times a week and a total of 12 times for 4 weeks, and the participants’ neck pain, functional impairment level, cervical range of motion, psychosocial level, and neck posture were measured and compared before and after the intervention.
Results: Both groups showed significant differences in neck pain, functional level, cervical range of motion, psychosocial level, and neck postural before and after the intervention (p < 0.05). Moreover, there were significant differences between the two groups regarding the functional level and neck posture (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Inhibition dynamic taping of the upper trapezius muscle suppression is an effective method with clinical significance in reducing pain in individuals with chronic neck pain and improving the functional level, cervical range of motion, psychosocial level, and neck posture.

INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
    1. 연구대상자
    2. 연구 절차
    3. 중재 방법
    4. 평가 방법
    5. 통계분석
RESULTS
    1. 연구대상자의 일반적인 특성
    2. 중재 전후에 목의 통증 수준과 기능장애 수준, 관절가동범위변화 비교
    3. 중재 전후에 심리사회적 수준과 머리척추각의 변화 비교
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES

• 윤상우(대전대학교 보건의료대학원 물리치료학과) | Sang-woo Yoon (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Health & Medicine)
• 김선엽(대전대학교 보건의료과학대학 물리치료학과) | Suhn-yeop Kim (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Medical Science, Daejeon University, Daejeon, Korea) Corresponding author