Table 1.

Search strategy and number of articles found in each database

Database	No. of articles	Search terms
PubMed	1293	“((((((((cervical pain)) OR (Neck Pain[Text Word])) OR (“Neck Pain”[Mesh])) OR (cervical pain[Text Word])) OR (Neckache)) OR (Neckaches)) OR (Neck Aches)) AND (((“Posture”[Mesh]) OR (neck posture[Text Word])) OR (forward head posture[Text Word]))”
EMBASE	1889	“((‘cervical pain’/exp OR ‘cervical pain’) OR (‘neck pain’/exp OR ‘neck pain’) OR (‘neck pain’/exp) OR (neckache)) AND ((‘posture’/exp OR posture) OR (‘neck posture’/exp OR ‘neck posture’) OR (‘forward head posture’/exp OR ‘forward head posture’))”
CINAHL	579	((TX + cervical + pain) + OR + (MH + neck + pain) + OR + (TX + neckache)) + AND + ((MH + posture) + OR + (TX + neck + posture) + OR + (TX + forward + head + posture)