The study is a quasi-experimental study and is planned to be conducted in a single group in a pretest-posttest format. Data will be collected face-to-face on a foundation university campus.
The sociodemographic form and the Bournemouth Neck Questionnaire will be used to collect data.
Sociodemographic Form: Participants' age, gender, occupation, smoking, chronic disease status, duration of neck pain, use of non-drug methods to reduce neck pain and drug use will be questioned.
Bournemouth Neck Questionnaire: The Bournemouth Neck Questionnaire is a questionnaire that questions pain intensity, daily social-functional level, anxiety depression level, cognitive and behavioral aspects of fear-avoidance beliefs, and coping with pain. The Bournemouth Neck Questionnaire consists of seven questions and the answers are scored on a numerical analog scale ranging from zero to 10. The maximum score that can be obtained from the questionnaire is 70, and a high score indicates a high level of pain.
Data collection method: Intervention: Each participant will be administered a data collection form and the Bournemouth Neck Questionnaire before the intervention, and then su jok therapy will be applied once a day for 10 days. There will be no additional medical treatment or medication use during the su jok therapy. In practice, although it is stated that the sole of the foot acting as a natural mechanical pressure applicator due to movement increases the effectiveness of the treatment, in field practice, hands are preferred rather than feet due to ease of use. Researchers will first detect pain points in the hands by palpating them with a metal probe, then apply a clockwise massage to the painful point with the same metal probe, and finally complete the intervention by fixing the natural seed. The fixed seed should remain in the area where it is fixed for at least 4-8 hours, it should not come into contact with water or any liquid during this period, and the seed used should be used only once. There should be no wounds/cuts/scratches in the area where the massage and seed are applied, and the tissue integrity should be complete. According to the International Sujok Association (ISA), seeds similar to organs can be used in seed therapy, as well as neutral seeds (fenugreek, buckwheat, and mung bean). In this study, since neck pain will be studied as a musculoskeletal pain, buckwheat seed, which is a powerful acupressure, will be applied. The effectiveness of the su jok treatment will be evaluated using the Bournemouth Neck Pain Questionnaire on the 11th day and 4 weeks later as a follow-up after all interventions.
