Effects of Tai Chi combined with intermediate frequency therapy on patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial

For patients with CNSNP, the combination of Tai Chi and intermediate frequency therapy appeared to alleviate pain and improve function. Compared to intermediate frequency therapy alone, this combined approach significantly improves the physiological curvature of the cervical spine in individuals with CNSNP. Furthermore, these findings suggest that Tai Chi may be a safe and beneficial adjunctive therapy, and may represent a promising alternative for the management of CNSNP. However, larger-scale long-term studies are still needed.<b>Clinical Trial Registration:</b> www. itmctr.ccebtcm.org.cn, identifier (TTM-CTR-2025000447).