Inclusion Criteria:  1- Participants medically diagnosed having chronic mechanical neck pain by a primary physician or by an orthopaedic consultant which will be screened by primary investigator.  2- Participants classified to have neck pain and is chronic in nature provoked by movement of the neck, neck postures, and cervical palpation.  3- Chronic neck pain from lasting more than 12 weeks. 4- Participants when recruited for the study must be not under any treatment for their chronic neck pain  Exclusion Criteria:  Radiculopathy symptoms: neurologic deficits as reported by participants. 2-Confirmed cervical myelopathy or radiculopathy medical diagnosis Fear of needles Reported history of shoulder injury, whiplash injury or cervical spine injury. Any 'red flags' (malignancy, inflammatory arthritis, fracture, osteoporosis, and others). Patient with congenital problem Any treatment that might be received by the participants at the time of recruitment in the study.