What do systematic reviews say?

Manipulation (thoracic) vs inactive control

Manipulation (thoracic) showed no clear difference in acute and subacute neck pain Short‐term compared with inactive control (moderate certainty).

• Manipulation and mobilisation for neck pain contrasted against an inactive control or another active treatment 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 242 participants
  Moderate