The effect of muscle energy technique on Cervicogenic Headache

Phase 2

Conditions: Disorder of muscle, unspecified
Cervicogenic Headache.

Registration Number: IRCT2015031421459N1

Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research and Technology of Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

subjects with cervicogenic headache due to at least 3 months, age between 18–55 years and BMI between16–32 kg/m2.
Exclusion criteria: Patients with other types of headache, uncorrected visual or auditory impairments, history of exercise therapy, physical therapy or manual therapy for neck and shoulder regions in previous 3 months, pregnancy, problems such as diabetes, cardiopulmonary diseases, myopathy, history of cancer, surgery within the last 3 months , Psychological disorders, Any condition necessitating bed rest for more than two weeks during past 12 months, alcohol consumption, consuming pain reducer medicine within 24 hours before testing.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle thickness and echogenicity. Timepoint: After and before intervention session. Method of measurement: Anterior posterior muscle dimension (thickness) and tissue echogenicity that both will be measured by ultrasound machine SAMSUNG MEDISON - SONOACE R7 2014, made in Korea with a frequency of 7.5 and a linear probe in millimeters.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pper Cervical Range of Motion. Timepoint: After and before intervention session. Method of measurement: The rotational range of motion of the neck in the supine position will be measured with a Qoniometer (degree).;Headache Index. Timepoint: First and 6th session. Method of measurement: Questionare (Niere,1997).;Headache Disability. Timepoint: First and 6th session. Method of measurement: Iranian version of Headache Disability Inventory (HDI) questionare, Jacobson-1994).