Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Proprioception Group
Sponsors
kafrelsheikh University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All participants with cervicogenic headache will be diagnosed by an experienced neurologist according to the current diagnostic criteria for cervicogenic headache (Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache, 2013) 1. Their age will be ranged from : 35-49 Al Khalili Y, et al. (2020). They will be randomly assigned in to two groups. Group A (control group) will receive selected physical therapy rehabilitation. Group B will receive proprioceptive training with selected physical therapy rehabilitation. 2. Unilateral pain starting in the neck and radiating to the frontotemporal region, 3. Pain aggravated by neck movement, 4. Restricted cervical range of motion(CROM) 5. Joint tenderness in at least one of the joints of the upper cervical spine (C1-C3), and 6. Headache frequency of at least 1 per month continous over the past year.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they have any of the following exclusive criteria (Hall T., et al.,2007): 1- Previous history of injury and surgery of head and neck. 2- Musculoskeletal problems/disorders (e.g. cervical radiculopathy,Lumbar radiculopathy,Hip problems,knee problems,ankle problems, myopathy, advanced osteoporosis, head/neck trauma) 3- Neurological problems/diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, brain tumors, stroke). 4- Metabolic syndromes (e.g. diabetes, hypo-/hyperthyroidism). 5- Hyper or hypotension 6- Vestibular disorders , inner ear inflammation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Range of motion of Cervical | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain.neck disability index | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactFatma Sedik
professor of physiotherapy basic science department
Outcome results
None listed