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2022 Apr 02


BMC Neurol


22


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Neck-specific strengthening exercise compared with placebo sham ultrasound in patients with migraine: a randomized controlled trial.

Authors

Benatto M T, Florencio L L, Bragatto M M, Dach F, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Bevilaqua-Grossi D
BMC Neurol. 2022 Apr 02; 22(1):126.
PMID: 35366822.

Abstract

Migraine patients have musculoskeletal disorders and pain in the cervical. And, despite the pathophysiology demonstrating the relationship between migraine and the cervical spine, the effectiveness of craniocervical exercises in these patients has not been verified. So, the aimed of this study was verify the effectiveness of craniocervical muscle-strengthening exercise (CMSE) in reducing the frequency and intensity of headache in migraine patients.  METHODS: A two-armed, parallel-group randomized controlled trial with a 3-month follow-up was performed. For eight weeks, the volunteers in the intervention group (n = 21) performed a protocol of CMSE, while those in the sham ultrasound group (n = 21) received the application of disconnected therapeutic ultrasound in the upper trapezius and guideline for home-stretching. The primary outcomes were the frequency and intensity of the headache. The secondary outcomes were questionnaires about migraine and neck disability, and satisfaction with the treatment, cervical range of motion, the pressure pain threshold, craniocervical flexion test (CCFT), cervical muscle strength and endurance test, and the cervical muscle activity during the physical tests.