Stiff neck is one of the common diseases in acupuncture clinic and mainly caused by an improper position of the neck during sleep or attack of wind and cold. Its main symptoms are acute pain and movement limitation of the neck. The slight case can be cured spontaneously in the several days.The disease duration of severe case can last several weeks and the patient is not cured. The author has treated 42 cases of this disease by relaxing needling plus Tuina since 1995. It was reported as follows.