 - 1 aged 18 years or above; 2 able to read and write Chinese; 3 the pain is located between the neck and shoulder regions and movement or palpation of the cervical region provokes the symptoms 18; 4 the pain has persisted for more than 3 months; 5 VAS 0 to 100 mm pain score is 30 mm at baseline assessment; 6 no treatments Chinese medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, physiotherapies, medications, etc intended for pain management have been received within the preceding two weeks. 