Inclusion Criteria:  Mechanical neck pain of Chronic duration (Symptoms present form more than 3 months) Limitation of cervical ROM Age 18-55 Men and Women  Exclusion Criteria:  Sharp purser test positive Vertebral artery insufficiency test positive Neck pain due to: Inflammatory conditions - infections, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. Metabolic - osteoporosis, osteomalacia, Paget's disease, gout. Neoplastic - metastases, myeloma, intrathecal tumours. Referred pain as a result of - angina pectoris, aortic aneurysm, pancoast tumour, diaphragmatic pathology, pharyngial pathology Neck injury due to trauma