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Immediate Effects of Suboccipital Muscle Release Combined With Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides in Patients With Chronic Tension Type Headache

NCT05883813 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2023-06-01

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Summary

Headache disorder characterized by recurrent headache are among the most common disoredrs of the nervous system. Tension type headache is widely recognized kind of headache that affects 80% of the individuals. Its underlying cause has not been clearly distinguished. It is managed both pharmacology and non-pharmacology which includes dry needling, acupuncture, manual techniques and massage. Several studies conducted which showed that both the soft tissue muscle inhibition and joint mobilization techniques are effective in decreasing pain. But there is lack of evidence which shows combined effects of soft tissue muscle inhibition and sustained natural apophyseal glides(SNAGS) in chronic tension type headache. so this study will compare the effects of soft tissue muscle release and SNAGS on pain intensity and cervical range of motion.

Conditions

  • Tension-Type Headache

Interventions

PROCEDURE

sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAGS)

SNAGS will be given with patient in sitting position and the therapist will be standing behind the patient. The therapist will place the thumb on the spinous process of the vertebra. Move spinous process upward towards the eyeball direction \& maintain the glide and ask the patient to turn (rotation) his head slowly in painful direction, sustain the mobilization until head turn to the midline. Three repetitions of each glide will be given and each glide will be maintained for 10 seconds at end range.

PROCEDURE

suboccipital muscle release

Sub-occipital muscle release will be applied with the patient in the supine position with the eyes closed and the physiotherapist's hands placed under the patient's head, in contact with the sub-occipital muscles. The physiotherapist progressively increased the pressure exerted during the 10 minutes of treatment.

PROCEDURE

Supplemental therapy

General warm-up exercises, TENS, hot pack, trapezius stretching

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Foundation University Islamabad

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-06-15
Completion
2023-07-01

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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