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The Association Among Headache Severity, Head Posture, Cervical Muscle Endurance, and Neck Disorders in Individuals With Migraine

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Migraine Disorders
Interventions
Other: To assess headache severity, head posture, cervical muscle endurance and neck disorders.
Registration Number
NCT05797012
Lead Sponsor
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Brief Summary

To determine the relationship among headache severity, head posture, cervical muscle endurance and neck disorders in individuals with migraine.

Detailed Description

Headache is a general health problem that can be seen in different age groups, is common, depends on many factors, and has a lot of individual and socioeconomic effects. It is stated that the rate of individuals who experience a headache at least once in their lifetime is very high in the general population. Migraine is one of the most common types of primary headache. Neck pain and cervical dysfunctions in individuals with migraine have been the subject of many studies. It is seen that studies examining the relationship between cervical region musculoskeletal system disorders and headache in different types of headaches are increasing day by day. This study aims to determine the relationship among headache severity, head posture, cervical muscle endurance and neck disorders in individuals with migraine. In addition, the relationship between these parameters and quality of life will be examined.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria
  • Having been diagnosed with migraine at any time in his life and complaining of headache,
  • Not having any diagnosed chronic disease,
  • No past or present mental illness,
  • Individuals who can speak, read and write Turkish.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Having any neurological, psychiatric or cognitive disorder,
  • Individuals who cannot speak, read or write Turkish.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Individuals with migraineTo assess headache severity, head posture, cervical muscle endurance and neck disorders.To assess headache severity, head posture, cervical muscle endurance and neck disorders.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cervical muscle endurance1 day

The endurance of the cervical muscles will be evaluated with the deep cervical flexor endurance test and the cervical extensor endurance test.

Headache severity1 day

Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) will be used to question individuals' headache. This test, which consists of 6 items, evaluates the problems that arise due to headache in a wide framework. It provides information based on the patient's self-report. The HIT-6 score ranges from 36 to 78 points. A higher score indicates more influence. Turkish validity and reliability study of HIT-6 was conducted.

Head posture1 day

Head posture will be recorded in degrees (°) by measuring the horizontal plane and the angle between the seventh cervical vertebra (C7) and the ear with an electrogoniometer (BASELINE® goniometer, Digital Absolute+Axis, Fabrication Enterprises (White Plains, New York)). None of the individuals will be informed about the head position to avoid bias in the study.

General quality of life1 day

The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) is a general quality of life questionnaire that measures a person's perceived health problems and the extent to which these problems affect normal daily activities. The questionnaire consists of 38 items. Questions are answered as 'yes' or 'no'. The questionnaire assesses six parameters related to health status. These parameters are; pain (8 items), physical activity (8 items), energy (3 items), sleep (5 items), social isolation (5 items), and emotional reactions (9 items). Each sub-parameter is scored between 0-100. 0 indicates best health, and 100 indicates worst health. The total NHP score is derived from the sum of the subscores.

Neck disorders1 day

Neck disorders will be assessed by the Bournemouth Questionnaire (BQ) in 2002. BQ consists of 7 questions in total. Each question scores between 0 and 10. Although the highest score is 70, a high score indicates a high level of disability. The content of the questionnaire consists of variables that must be questioned for individuals with neck pain, such as pain severity, the effect of pain on activities of daily living and social life, anxiety-depression level, kinesiophobia, and coping with pain. The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the BQ has been proven.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

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Merkez, Tokat, Turkey

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