Tension Headaches
Conditions
Keywords
Tension headaches, Trapezius Stretching, sternocleidomastoid Stretching, Suboccipital Inhibition, Manual Therapy, Osteopathy, HIT-6
Brief summary
This study aims to understand whether there is any relationship between the intervention on the trapezius, sternocleidomastoid and suboccipital muscles in patients with chronic tension headaches.
Detailed description
It is expected to find an improvement in the symptoms and frequency of tension headaches. In this study, the investigators intend to see the effects of trapezius and sternocleidomastoid stretching techniques, and suboccipital inhibition on tension headaches. To collect data, volunteers were asked to fill out the Headache Impact Test (HIT-6).
Interventions
OTHERPlacebo Technique
For the technique performed in the control group, the researcher will come into contact with the volunteers' chests. This contact will be maintained for the same period of time as the experimental group (6 minutes).
OTHERStretching technique
Stretching technique for the upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid: the volunteer will be in supine position on the couch, the researcher will perform the technique from the contralateral side of the muscle to be treated, the hand will contact the ipsilateral shoulder to stabilize, meanwhile, with the other hand, contact the upper trapezius and perform a rhythmic pull in contralateral rotation. This technique is performed bilaterally.
OTHERInhibition of the suboccipital
Inhibition of the suboccipital: the participant is in the supine position, the researcher will position himself behind the patients head. In this technique, contacts will be made on the suboccipital area with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingers of both hands. Make a slight pull with your body backwards and wait that there is relaxation of muscular tensions.
Sponsors
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Tension headaches; * Being over eighteen years of age;
Exclusion criteria
* Loss of mobility of cervical; * Cervical and shoulder pain during episodes; * Other headaches (migraine, cervicogenic headache...) * Other interventions and/or pharmacological treatment a few days before the intervention; * Epilepsy; * Trauma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the intensity and frequency of pain after the three treatment sessions; | One month after the first intervention | The scale Hit-6 will be the instrument used to evaluate the level the intensity and frequency of tension headache. This instrument consists of six questions about the characteristics of headaches, with each question presenting five choices. The answers range from never to always. This data will be collected immediately before the first investigation and one month after the first evaluation, through the volunteers filling out the scale. |
Countries
Portugal
Contacts
Primary ContactNatália MO Campelo, PhD
Outcome results
None listed