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Pre-treatment radiographs revealed decreased cervical curvature (ARA C2\u2013C7) measuring \u22126.18 \u00b1 3.06\u00b0 (ideal is \u221242.0\u00b0), anterior head translation (Tz C2\u2013C7) measuring 22.03 \u00b1 2.39 mm (ideal is 0 mm), anterior cervical disc height (ADH C2\u2013C7) measuring 3.68 \u00b1 0.20 mm, and posterior cervical disc height (PDH C2\u2013C7) measuring 3.21 \u00b1 0.15 mm. Pre-treatment NP numeric rating scale (NRS) scored 6.66 \u00b1 0.27, and neck disability index (NDI) scored 40.28 \u00b1 1.42%, indicating moderate disability due to NP. Patients were treated using Chiropractic BioPhysics\u00ae (CBP\u00ae) Mirror Image\u00ae spinal rehabilitation for mean values of 37.80 \u00b1 2.44 treatment visits over 19.48 \u00b1 3.89 weeks at a frequency of 2.89 \u00b1 0.45 treatment visits per week. Results: Post-treatment radiographs revealed improvements in ARA C2\u2013C7 to \u221219.95 \u00b1 3.05\u00b0, Tz C2\u2013C7 to 12.11 \u00b1 2.34 mm, ADH C2-C7 to 5.19 \u00b1 0.21 mm, and PDH C2-C7 to 4.36 \u00b1 0.16 mm. Post-treatment patient-reported outcomes showed improvements in NP NRS to 1.52 \u00b1 0.26 and NDI to 12.66 \u00b1 0.96, indicating minimal NP and disability. 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