Background: Cervical spondylosis (CS) is a degenerative disorder starting in the intervertebral disc and progressing with age to involve more than one disc. Cervical spondylosis commonly affects the C5-C6 and C6-C7 levels of the cervical spine and can also result in high cervical spine lesions in some patients. According to the location and degree of spinal injury, the symptoms may vary in severity. The incidence rate of neck pain has been reported to wide, ranging from 0.4% to 86.8%. Those who have a higher risk of having neck pain are more likely to develop this condition. The sign and symptoms of CS include pain which may radiate or locate in the neck, limited movements in the neck, postural abnormalities, headache, paresthesia, and symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency. In Cervical spondylosis there was reduction of joint space. So, traction directly helps in increasing the space which reduces the pain and increases range of motion effectively. There is less evidence available on self-traction for cervical spondylosis. So, this study was design to provide significant findings regarding erect neck pose and pain in patients with cervical spondylosis.

Methodology: A Randomized clinical trial was conducted for patients with cervical spondylosis. Purposive Sampling was done. Sample size was 54. Patients were randomly divided in to 2 groups. In group A conventional exercise along with static erect neck pose was given. In group B only conventional exercises were given. In group A patients were instructed to do static erect neck pose 4 times a day. Pain was assessed by NPRS before treatment, after 1^st week of treatment, after 2^nd week of treatment and after 4^th week of treatment.

Result: Statistical analysis was done by using Jamovi version 2.3.28. Normality was tested first by Shapiro wilk test. Level of significance was kept 95% (p value was <0.05). So, further analysis was done by using non-parametric repeated measures ANOVA(Friedman)test. It shows there was difference in NPRS at 1^st week,2^nd week and 4^th week. But according to mean of both the groups, in group A more improvement was obtained at 1^st week,2^nd week and 4^th week.

Discussion: As traction results in increased joint space as well stretching of surrounding joint muscles, it should be included as a treatment along with conventional exercise. Mechanical traction can be given as treatment in clinical set up, along with that if patient performs selftraction by performing static erect neck pose better and clinical results can be obtain within less time duration compare to only conventional exercise.

Conclusion: Satatic erect neck pose can be given as adjacent treatment to conventional treatment as well as a home regime for early pain reduction in patients with cervical spondylosis.

Limitation and Recommendations: Only pain was assessed in this study. Other outcomes for e.g., Range of Motion, Neck Disability Index (NDI) can be assessed in further studies.