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Background: Patients with idiopathic persistent neck pain may exhibit weakness in axioscapular muscles, including the levator scapulae, serratus anterior, rhomboid major, and minor, according to EMG research. However, the majority of physical therapy treatments ignore the fact that axioscapular muscle weakening is the root cause of persistent neck pain. Axioscapular muscle weakness can be addressed using open and closed kinematic chain workouts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of IFT with open and closed kinematic chain exercises on pain and functional impairment in patients with chronic neck pain. Method: Fifty samples in all were gathered from Puducherry's Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital's Outpatient Physiotherapy Department (OPD). They were split up into two groups, Group A and Group B, each with twenty-five subjects. Interferential therapy was administered in conjunction with Open-Kinematic Chain exercises (Group A) and Closed-Kinematic Chain exercises (Group B). For a duration of two weeks, the workouts were performed four days a week, before and after the two-week intervention, the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) pre- and post-test results were recorded. Results: The study's findings showed that closed kinematic chain exercises with interferential therapy significantly improved performance compared to open kinematic chain workouts with interferential therapy. Conclusion: The study found that in individuals with persistent neck pain, closed kinematic chain exercises combined with interferential therapy were beneficial in lowering pain and enhancing functional ability.