Effects of Sub-Occipital Myofascial Release in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 22
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- NECK DISABILITY INDEX
研究概览
简要总结
Cervicogenic headache is a secondary form of headache that occurs from the upper cervical spine and atlanto-occipital joint. A CGH is a frequent source of chronic headache and is frequently misdiagnosed .Cervicogenic headache is among the most common problem affecting four times more women as compared to males and is considered by some painful feeling in the head , neck ,temporal area, frontal area and around the eyes areas.
详细描述
There is also pain in the face and ipsilateral head that does not alternate the sides, but when cervicogenic headache becomes severe, in some patients pain may occasionally feel it on the other side of the head. Diagnosis of cervicogenic headache depends on the detailed patient's history, manual examination and the assessment of nervous system. After the diagnostic block test disappearance of headache shows that the source of this pain is cervical spine. Cervical flexion rotation test is a very useful diagnostic measure in cervical movement restriction and differential diagnosis of cervicogenic headache. Physical therapy is considered most effective treatment of cervicogenic headache in which different techniques manipulative therapy, mobilization of cervical vertebrae, stretches and sub-occipital myofascial release used.
Objective
To determine the effects of sub-occipital myofascial release in patients with cervicogenic headache.
Methods: This study was randomized control trial and on the basis of inclusion criteria, 22 patients were included and were randomized through sealed envelope in two groups A and B. Group A was given sub-occipital myofascial release along with conventional therapy while group B was given cervical mobilization and conventional therapy and both groups were assessed by using Neck Disability Index(NDI), Pain Numerical Rating Scale(PNRS) and cervical range of motion by goniometer at baseline, Week(1-4) and 8th week( last week) .The data was analyzed using SPSS 21.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •• Both Genders
- •Age between 20 to 75 Years
- •Neck pain referring the unilateral pain to the sub-occipital region and head.
- •Headache intensifying upon manual pressure to upper cervical joints and muscles
- •With the cranio-cervical Flexion rotation exam, neck pain and ipsilateral headache and restriction of C1 and C2 rotation.
排除标准
- •• Tension headache (Headache on both sides)
- •If the patient not tolerate the cranio-cervical Flexion rotation test.
- •Patients presents with autonomic symptoms like visual disturbance, vertigo, dizziness.
- •If the physiotherapeutic modalities used for head pain in the last 6 months.
- •Headache other than cervical origins.
- •Clinically diagnosed as case of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy.
- •Extreme cervical discomfort due to disk herniation, stenosis of the spinal canal and cervical arthritis.
- •Each other disorder that may be contraindicated in the upper cervical area of myofascial release.
结局指标
主要结局
NECK DISABILITY INDEX
时间窗: 4 months
the overall score range is between 0 and 50, 0 being no to little pain and discomfort while 50 being the severest degree of pain and disability with complete activity limitation.
Pain Numeric Rating Scale
时间窗: 4 months
Pain Numeric Rating Scale (PNRS) scores in subjects with moderate/severe pain at baseline. \*P \< 0.0001 vs. baseline. Includes only subjects with baseline PNRS score of 4 to 10. Scale ranges from 0 to 10.
次要结局
未报告次要终点