Studies published between 19 were considered. A literature search was conducted in the three electronic databases of PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Accordingly, the present work aimed to review the existing literature investigating the presence of thoracic spine dysfunction in individuals with neck pain. Thoracic spine dysfunction is hypothesized as one of the predisposing factors, which necessitates the need to explore the contribution of thoracic posture and mobility toward neck pain. Neck pain is a common condition with several proposed biomechanical contributing factors. Short stature may be a risk determinant of neck pain. The role of anthropometric factors in the development of neck pain at young adulthood seems only modest. Anthropometric measurements other than body height were not found to predict neck pain. Male sex was found to protect against neck pain the odds ratio was 0.28 (0.18-0.44). At 22 years of age there was accordingly an inverse association between current body height and neck pain history, the odds ratio being 0.62 (0.45-0.86). Adjusted for sex, the odds ratio (with 95% confidence interval) per an increment of one standard deviation of body height was 0.78 (0.62-0.97). Short stature at 11 years of age predicted the incidence of neck pain. The incidence of neck pain was defined as pain occurring in eight or more days during the past year. The history of neck pain was obtained by a structured questionnaire at the final examination. Body height and weight and the degrees of trunk asymmetry, thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis were measured at every examination. We studied anthropometric measurements for their associations with the incidence of neck pain in a population study of 430 children who were examined five times: at the age 11-14 and 22 years. Body height is an alleged risk factor for low back pain in adulthood, but its importance regarding non-specific neck pain is obscure during childhood and adolescence.
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