Dry Needling, Tension-Type Headache
Conditions
Brief summary
Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial in which the treatment will be administered through 3 sessions of dry needling in the cervical, cranial, and facial musculature in patients with frequent and chronic tension-type headache.
Interventions
OTHERDry Needling
3 treatment to eliminate active trigger points that patients have
Sponsors
Universidad de Zaragoza
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with a diagnosis of tension headache according to IHS
Exclusion criteria
* Documented major trauma through medical history in the cervical area and/or recent surgery. * Pregnancy. * Generalized pain. * Inflammatory, hormonal, or neurological disorders. * Tendon disorders in the upper extremities. * Severe psychiatric illnesses. * Inability to complete the form in Spanish. * Having a pacemaker (due to the use of equipment with magnetic sensors). * Specific contraindications to invasive or conservative physiotherapy (infection, fever, hypothyroidism, wounds in the puncture area, metal allergies, cancer, systemic diseases, or belonephobia). * Having received physiotherapy treatment for the condition in the past month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active trigger points | 1 month | The investigators assess the sensitivity of trigger points using algometry to determine which points reproduce the participants tensional-type headache. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cervical ROM | 1 month | general cervical range of movement, upper and lower cervical |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed