Cervical Stabilization Training on Individuals With Headache

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-02

Study Completion Date

2021-02-02

Brief Summary

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Headache is a common health problem. The most common headaches worldwide are migraine, tension-type headache (TTH), and cervicogenic headache (CGH). Due to the close anatomical relationship between the head and the cervical region, neck pain accompanies these headaches. The effects of cervical stabilization training including all of the cervical regions, thoracic regions, and the upper extremities in individuals with headaches are not yet known.

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Detailed Description

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Headache is a common health problem. The most common headaches worldwide are migraine, tension-type headache (TTH), and cervicogenic headache (CGH). Due to the close anatomical relationship between the head and the cervical region, neck pain accompanies these headaches. Most of the previous studies examined the effects of exercise programs such as Cranio-Cervical Flexion Exercises (CCFE), posture exercises, muscle strengthening, and stretching exercises of the neck and shoulder on headaches. These studies presented the beneficial effects of CCFE which mostly targeted strengthening the superficial neck and shoulder muscles. However, the effects of cervical stabilization training including all of the cervical regions, thoracic regions, and the upper extremities in individuals with headaches are not yet known.

Conditions

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Headache

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Cervical Stabilization Training Group

The Cervical Stabilization Training Group applied cervical stabilization training three times a week for 8 weeks. Each session was completed in 45 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cervical stabilization exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients learned the activation of deep cervical flexor and extensor muscles. Then, during the activity of deep cervical muscles, superficial cervical muscles and upper extremity muscles were also strengthened. Thus, it was aimed to strengthen all neck muscles and upper extremity muscles in different positions synchronously and to increase their endurance.

Control Group

Control Group continued their medical treatment and they did not participate in any treatment for eight weeks.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Cervical stabilization exercises

Patients learned the activation of deep cervical flexor and extensor muscles. Then, during the activity of deep cervical muscles, superficial cervical muscles and upper extremity muscles were also strengthened. Thus, it was aimed to strengthen all neck muscles and upper extremity muscles in different positions synchronously and to increase their endurance.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. a clinical diagnosis of migraine, tension-type headache (TTH), and cervicogenic headache (CGH)
2. age between 18 and 55 years
3. being female
4. frequency of headaches at least once a week or more in the last year

Exclusion Criteria

1. having a neurological and orthopedic disease such as Parkinson's, stroke, cognitive disorders, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction,
2. having any contraindication for exercise,
3. having any serious head and/or neck trauma,
4. being with menopause,
5. being included in a physiotherapy program for head and neck pain in the last 12 months.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No