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The Effect of Myofascial Release in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache

NCT03113357 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2017-04-13

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Summary

Cervicogenic headache (CeH) is a secondary and often unilateral that is known by referring pain from soft or hard cervical structures to occipital, temporal, frontal and sometimes pre-orbital regions. There is higher prevalence of cervical muscle tightness, assessed clinically in CeH patients and anatomically there are some fascial connections between sub-occipital muscles with vertebra of C2 and Dura-mater.Therefore fascial restriction in this region can limit the normal movement of muscles between fascial plates in different directions in sub-occipital region. The purpose of current study was to compare the effect of MFR Technique in the upper cervical region with common (Exs) on pain intensity, frequency, duration and Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) of upper cervical joints in subjects with CeH.

Conditions

  • Cervicogenic Headache

Interventions

OTHER

Myofascial release technique

myofascial release technique take along about 3 minutes. This phase repeated 3 times in each session. At the end, for more release, sub-occipital traction will commence. The subject lies supine with head supported and therapist places the three middle fingers just caudal to the nuchal line, lifts the finger tips upward resting the hands on the treatment table, and then applies a gentle cranial pull, causing a long axis extension. The procedure is performed for 2 to 3 minutes. Subjects in each group received ten physical therapy treatment sessions. Treatment frequency was six times per week for MFR group and every day for exercise group which three times per week have been come to clinical center for checking of exercise by physiotherapist

OTHER

conventional exercise therapy

All exercises were performed to a count of 7 seconds and subjects were instructed to perform all exercises daily, 15 repetitions each (twice a day). Treatment frequency was every day for exercise group which three times per week have been come to "clinical center" for checking of exercise by physiotherapist. They also could be taught active muscle stretching exercises to address any muscle tightness assessed to be present.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amir M Arab, professor · University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2016-11-30

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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