The following eligibility criteria were used: pain of cervical spine connected with degenerative changes in the vertebral body and intervertebral disc confirmed by X-ray, chronic pain lasting longer than 13 weeks,full verbal abilities and no cognitive impairment and informed consent to participate in the research. The exclusion criteria were: developmental malformations of the cervical spine, acquired cervical spine defects,trauma of the cervical spine, osteoporosis, instability in the cervical spine area, cervical myelopathy, signs of C1-C8 radicular symptoms such as paresis, muscle atrophy, decreased reflexes or use of painkillers or anti-inflammatory or muscle relaxants.