Cervicogenic Headache
Conditions
Interventions
The McKenzie Group:McKenzie Training Program
The Sling Exercise Therapy (SET) Group:SET Suspension Training Program
The Conventional Control Group:Perform an additional 10 minutes of myofascial release training on top of the regular intervention
The Combined Intervention Group:The combined intervention group received both Sling Exercise Therapy (SET) and the McKenzie cervical intervention program, following the same procedures as described fo
Sponsors
Shanghai Ruijin Rehabilitation Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: According to the diagnostic criteria proposed in the 3rd edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) in 2018, including: 1. Any headache meets Diagnosis 3; 2. Clinical, laboratory, and/or imaging evidence reveals cervical spine or neck soft tissue disease or injury that can cause headache; 3. At least 2 of the following 4 items must be met to demonstrate a causal relationship: (1) The onset of headache is temporally closely related to the occurrence of the cervical disease or lesion; (2) The headache shows significant improvement or disappearance with the relief or resolution of the cervical disease or lesion; (3) Stimulative movements lead to limited neck activity and significantly aggravated headache; (4) Diagnostic nerve block of cervical structures or their nerves temporarily relieves or eliminates the headache; (5) The headache cannot be better explained by another diagnosis in ICHD-3; 4. The patient agrees to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of severe spinal pathology such as cervical fracture, malignant tumor, infectious disease, or rheumatoid arthritis; 2. Imaging evidence of abnormal or absent anatomical structures in the cervical spine, including non–soft-tissue abnormalities or absence of normal soft-tissue anatomy; 3. Patients presenting with cervical discomfort accompanied by radicular symptoms; 4. Presence of severe cardiovascular disease or other chronic systemic disorders; 5. History of cervical or cranial surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle Cross-Sectional Area(CSA); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle width;Muscle thickness;Patient-reported subjective pain;Patient-reported subjective functional limitation of the patient’s cervical spine;The patient's fear of movement during cervical spine movement;The degree of rotational restriction in the patient's upper cervical spine; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCong Meng
The shanghai ruijin rehabilitation of hospital
Outcome results
None listed