Effect of mobilization with movement technique in athletes with cervicogenic headache

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Cervicogenic headache.
Cervicogenic headache is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system
G44.86

Registration Number: IRCT20230815059155N1

Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of cervicogenic headache with diagnostic index of World Headache Society
Positive flexion-rotation test
Have headaches for 3 months or more
Recreational athletes
Between 20 and 50 years old

Exclusion Criteria

Have neurological disorders or neck arthritis
History of fracture, injury or surgery in the neck area
Congenital malformations
Bone infection
Cervical disc herniation or upper limb radiculopathy
Migraine
Performing other therapeutic interventions at the same time
Absence in 3 consecutive sessions or more

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Headache intensity based on Visual Analog Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention & 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disability. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention & 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Henry Ford Hospital Headache Disability Inventory.;Upper cervical range of motion. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention & 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Flexion-rotation test & Cervical Range of Motion device.;Headache duration. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention & 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Headache frequency. Timepoint: Before intervention, at the end of intervention & 4 weeks after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.