The effect of cervical trigger point management on tension type headache
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- tension type headache.Tension-type headache
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016071726674N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
Existence more than 3 months of headache; Existence of any trigger points in cervical muscles.
exclusion criteria: other types of headaches; cervical disk herniation; neurological disorders; rheumatoid disorders; history of whiplash injury or head trauma; useage of anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drugs; complain from knee or leg pain.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pressure pain threshold. Timepoint: 5 weeks. Method of measurement: Algometer instrument.;Consentration of Total Choline (tCho). Timepoint: 5 weeks. Method of measurement: MRS instrument.;Concentration of N-Acetyl-Aspartate (NAA). Timepoint: 5 weeks. Method of measurement: MRS instrument.;Consentration of Creatin (Cr). Timepoint: 5 weeks. Method of measurement: MRS instrument.;Concentration of Myo-Inositol (MI). Timepoint: 5 weeks. Method of measurement: MRS instrument.;Concentration of Glx. Timepoint: 5 weeks. Method of measurement: MRS instrument.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method