Effectiveness of Combo Therapy on migraine among female nursing students in selected nursing college, Bhubaneswar- A randomized control trial.

Migraine is a headache that can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on one side of the head. It’s often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Combo Therapy is a combination of Aerobic exercises, Progressive muscle relaxation exercises and a Health Education in order to get a instant relief from migraine pain.

Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness.

Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a relaxation technique. It involves tensing and then relaxing your muscles, one by one. This helps you release physical tension, which may ease stress and anxiety. Research has shown that PMR offers a range of benefits, including pain relief and better sleep.

Health education will be given as a self-management program with multimodal formats including verbal, video materials.

Before data collection, screening will be done by using structured ICHD scale of diagnosing migraine for selection of the population, By using simple random sampling method participants will be assigned in the experimental and control group. Informed consent will be taken from all the subjects after explaining the purpose of the study. Assessment will be conducted by using structured questionnaire for both groups. Combo therapy will be given 40 minutes once a day for 3 weeks and 3 alternative days a week. Outcome will be evaluated on the 4th week on the same female nursing students for checking the effectiveness of combo therapy. Post test will be conducted after administrating the therapy using structured questionnaire for both groups. The data collected will be tabulated and analyzed after that