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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of cervical mobilization technique, neuromuscular release, and cervical traction on cervical alignment and muscle activity in people with forward head posture. Thirty healthy young people were recruited for this study. Subjects were divided into three groups which were undergone cervical mobilization technique, neuromuscular release, and cervical traction during 15 min respectively, 10 in each group. Measurements comprised the craniovertebral and cranial rotation angles and muscle activity of upper trapezius, sternocleidomastoid and serratus anterior. The findings appeared to be significantly different in craniovertebral angle between three groups (p<0.05), with a result of post-hoc test revealed a difference between cervical mobilization technique and cervical traction groups, and between neuromuscular release and cervical traction groups. In addition, all parameters showed significant differences between pre-and post-test (p<0.05). This findings suggest that cervical mobilization and neuromuscular release techniques are probably advantageous to improve cervical alignment and muscle activity of people with forward head posture.