Nape muscle fasciitis is a chronic soft tissue injury,the disease has a wide range of morbidity,often occurring in the elderly,heavy laborers,athletes,clerical staff and frequent use of computers,with the development of modem technology,computers,cell phones and other devices are widely used,people keep more and more time working at the desk for a long period of time,the in-cidence of the disease is getting higher and higher.This disease is mainly manifested by pain and activity limitation,which is often misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed due to the confusion in the definition and nomenclature of the disease,the complexity of the patho-genesis,the diagnostic criteria are not yet standardized,and the diversity of its clinical symptoms and the existence of a certain degree of individual variability.This study conducted a comprehensive literature search on Nape muscle fasciitis in six databases,including CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,SinoMed,PubMed,and Embase,covering the period from January 1,2019,to April 1,2024.To ensure a com-prehensive search,additional keywords such as fasciitis,myofascitis,myofascial pain syndrome,shoulder and back myofascitis,back myofascitis,scapular myofascitis,shoulder and back pain,and neck and back pain were included.After a thorough review of the re-trieved articles based on symptoms and definitions,a meticulous screening process was undertaken to identify relevant studies.This paper summarizes the etiology,pathogenesis,diagnosis,and treatment of neck and back myofascitis,with a particular focus on classif-ying and summarizing research on both traditional Chinese and Western medical treatments conducted over the past five years.The aim is to provide valuable references for future research in this field.