Background
neck pain, musculoskeletal disorder, pain
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER, CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS, DYSFUNCTION
 Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder among the general population, with a one-year prevalence of 15.8% [Despite various treatment options for neck pain, many patients seek complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatment approaches [However, high-quality evidence of the efficacy of pharmacopuncture is still lacking. According to a systematic review that analyzed the efficacy of pharmacopuncture for cervical spondylosis, pharmacopuncture was found to be more effective in managing pain levels and dysfunction than other controls such as acupuncture and physical therapy (PT); however, the quality of evidence was assessed to be low or very low [Therefore, a pragmatic RCT was conducted to identify the pharmacopuncture’s efficacy for neck pain [