Background: Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints worldwide. Objective: to to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation intervention program about neck pain and functional disability among information technology employees. Design: A pretest, posttest design was used in this study with total coverage of all complainants from neck pain (n=73). Methods: The period of collecting data was from the mid of April 2021 to mid of December 2021. Four tools were used, tool I: A structured questionnaire that consisted of two parts: 1^st part: socio-demographic data and working hours, 2^nd part: assessment of knowledge of employees. Tool (II): Neck Pain Questionnaire, tool (III): observational checklist and tool (IV):The educational program has been developed. Results: 68.5% of employees had moderate neck pain & functional disability in pre-test while only 69.9% of   them mild pain in follow up test. 87.7% of them had poor knowledge in the pre-test and improved in the post and follow-up tests to 98.6 % and 61.6% respectively. A statistically significant negative correlation existed between total knowledge scores with neck pain and functional scores in pre and follow up test. Moreover, 86.3% of studied employees had poor practice scores about isometric, stretching exercises and correct posture in the pre-test, which improved to 94.5%, 39.7% of them having good practice scores in the post-test and in the follow-up test, respectively. A statistically significant positive correlation at pre, post, and follow-up tests (r = 0.520, 0.527, and 0.339, respectively). Conclusion: The study concluded that the rehabilitation intervention program had a positive effect on knowledge, practices and level of neck pain and functional disability of employees at post and follow-up tests.

Key Words: cervical exercises, employees, knowledge, practices, neck pain, rehabilitation intervention program.

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 Neck pain is a common health problem in the general popu­lation and especially among computer workers. Aim: To determine prevalence and knowledge of neck pain among information technology employees. Subject and Methods: Descriptive research design was used in this study. It was conducted in information technology company in smart village at New Assiut city by using convenience sample was used of all participants (118) employee. Two tools were used for data collection, tool I: A structured self-administered questionnaire which consisted of four parts: 1st part included socio-demographic data, 2nd and 3rd part: assessment of  employees' medical history and nature of the job, and   4th part: assessment knowledge about neck pain, good posture, exercises. Tool (II): questionnaire to measure neck pain & functional disability. Results: The mean age of employees ±SD was 26.22 ± 2.85 (21.0-34.0), It was found that 85.6% of employees had poor knowledge, while 14.4% of them had fair knowledge regarding neck pain and exercises. Conclusion: More than two thirds of employees having neck pain. Recommendation: Implement health education program to information technology employees about neck pain and exercises.

 Key Words: Information Technology employees, knowledge, neck pain, Prevalence.