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ormalizing the Cervical Configuration for the Management of Cervicogenic Headaches

Not Applicable
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Registration Number
PACTR201605001650300
Lead Sponsor
Ibrahim Moustafa Moustafa
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Subjects were included if
the AHT distance was more than 15 mm.
their ARA was less than 25°.
if they had pain localized to the neck and occipital region and projecting to forehead, orbital region, temples, vertex or ears.
limitation of cervical movements.
abnormal tenderness on palpation of neck muscles.
unilateral headache with no side shift.
pain precipitating or aggravating by neck movements or sustained pressure.
patients between age group 40-55 years
a headache frequency of at least one per week over a period of 2 months to 10 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with other type of headache like tension headache, migraine.
patients who underwent any recent surgery in the neck region.
patients with vertebrobasilar insufficiency.
patients with side shifting of pain.
patients with continuous, unrelieving pain, nocturnal pain.
patients with musculoskeletal injuries in the neck.
patients with psychological problem and patients with hypo or hyper sensitivity.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Modified Von Korff (MVK) pain scale for CGH.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
headache frequency, Headache Disability Inventory (HDI), Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), Daily defined dose (DDD) , and cervical sagittal alignment
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