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Neuromuscular (NM) exercise focuses on improving sensorimotor control and attaining functional joint stabilisation, and has been advocated as a rehabilitation measure for sports injuries in athletic young adults. Knowledge of its role in the management of chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain in older adults remains unknown. If proven to be clinically effective, it can therefore be used as an option for exercise prescriptions by primary care physicians. The aim of this trial was to evaluate if NM exercise reduces pain among older people with chronic MSK pain. This study found that a between-group difference of 1.27 was detected between the NM exercise and control groups, equivalent to a 12.7% improvement in the Brief Pain Inventory pain severity score, thus achieving the minimal clinically important difference of 10% improvement in chronic pain trials. This signified that NM exercise may be considered as one of the options in chronic pain management.