Tension-Type Headache
Conditions
Brief summary
Chronic headaches in adolescents can have consequences such as absence from school, inability to maintain social activities, and additional disorders such as anxiety, depression, problems sleeping, and reduced quality of life to investigates the efficacy shock wave diathermy on tension headaches in adolescent females
Detailed description
The prevalence of headaches increases with age, with a prevalence of 82% during adolescence. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy could reduce the pain of myofascial pain syndrome by pain signal alteration, promoting angiogenesis and increasing perfusion in ischemic tissues induced by sensitization of nociceptors and muscle ischemia
Interventions
DEVICEExtracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy could reduce the pain of myofascial pain syndrome by pain signal alteration, promoting angiogenesis and increasing perfusion in ischemic tissues induced by sensitization of nociceptors and muscle ischemia.
Sponsors
October 6 University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
15 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Suffering from chronic tension headache (headaches occur 15 or more days a month for at least three months). * Their age will range from 15 to 18 years. * Having a sedentary lifestyle (A weekly physical activity of \< 600 MET-minutes/ week in the international physical activity questionnaire) * Having regular menstruation (28 to 34 days).
Exclusion criteria
* Using oral contraceptives or * any hormonal treatment in the previous six months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| digital algometer | The evaluation took place before and after 8 treatment visits using the positional inhibition technique. The treatment was carried out for 4 weeks, 2x a week, lasting 45 to 60 minutes each session. | Measure pain intensity pre and post treatment which tested the pain points of the muscles: upper trapezius, levator scapula, sternocleidomastoid, splenius head and neck bilaterally. |
| Electromyography (EMG) for neck muscles | The evaluation took place before and after 8 treatment visits using the positional inhibition technique. The treatment was carried out for 4 weeks, 2x a week, lasting 45 to 60 minutes each session. | Measure muscle activity pre and post treatmentupper trapezius, levator scapula, sternocleidomastoid, splenius head and neck bilaterally |
| Headache impact test questionnaire | The treatment was carried out for 4 weeks, 2x a week, lasting 45 to 60 minutes each session. | The evaluation took place before and after 8 treatment visits using the positional inhibition technique. The treatment was carried out for 4 weeks, 2x a week, lasting 45 to 60 minutes each session. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed