Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Diaphragm's Manual Therapy Reduce Pain in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Brief Summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of diaphragm's manual therapy in addition to cervical spine manual therapy in terms of pain, cervical spine range of motion, trigger points pain pressure threshold, disability and quality of life in patient with chronic aspecific neck pain.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ongoing neck pain for at least 3 months,
* Having no neurological, rheumatological or musculoskeletal problems
* Having not taken any analgesic medication for neck pain for the last 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Neck pain originating from various pathologies
* Presence of cord compression,
* Vertebrobasilar artery insufficiency,
* Severe radiculopathy,
* Osteoporosis or osteopenia (t score\>-1),
* Long-term use of anticoagulant or corticosteroid drugs,
* Patients who had received any treatment for their neck pain.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Neck pain since at least 3 months
* Age \> 18 years and \< 65 years
* Male or Female

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy
* Contraindications for manual therapy or inability to complete the treatment
* Patients who received a physiotherapy or osteopathic treatment during the last 3 months
* Medical diagnosis of rheumatologic disease
* Medical diagnosis of respiratory disease (COPD, asthma)
* Spine surgery
* Medical diagnosis of past or present cancer
* Thoracic or abdominal surgery in the last 3 years
* Whiplash injuries
* Previous cervical fracture
* Cervical anatomical changes
* Thrombotic events
* Body temperature greater than 37 degrees in the previous 48 hours
* Obesity (BMI greater than 30)
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with at least two weeks of neck pain
* Last episode starts at a maximum of one year ago
* Age between 18 and 70 years
* Patient is willing to undergo the treatment
* Neck pain is mechanical and can be provocated by movements or postures of the neck
* Neck pain is the main problem to treat
* Neck pain may also give pain in the upper arm or cervicogenic headaches

Exclusion Criteria:

* Appearance of "red flags"
* Cervical surgery in the past
* Pregnancy
* Whiplash trauma
* Health conditions with may disturb the treatment or makes it impossible to undergo the treatment.
* Not enough understanding of the Dutch questionnaires
* Undergoing treatments like physical therapy, manual therapy, osteopathy, chiropraxis, acupuncture, other types of exercise therapy during the last three months
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* being between 18 and 65 years old; having mechanical neck pain with or without symptoms that radiated to the head and/or upper limbs (Guzman et al., 2009b); and
* scoring 10% or higher on the Neck Disability Index (NDI) or 2 points or more on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of pain at initial evaluation (Farrar et al., 2001; Cleland et al., 2007).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Neck pain due to neoplasia, metastasis, severe osteoporosis, infectious or inflammatory processes, fractures, congenital anomalies, herniated disc, whiplash or cervical stenosis;
* evidence of cervical spinal cord compromise or radiculopathy; previous neck surgery;
* neck pain accompanied by dizziness caused by vertebrobasilar insufficiency or by headaches excluding those of cervical origin; and
* pregnant women. Patients were also excluded if they had received physiotherapy treatment in the previous three months; and had pending legal actions.

Answer: B