Migraine
Conditions
Interventions
24 women with a medical diagnosis of migraine will be selected, 2 groups will be formed
group 1 will receive manipulative osteopathic treatment for 30 minutes, for 4 weeks, 1 session per week
group 2 will receive sham (simulated treatment) which will consist of the position of the hands without performing techniques. The design is parallel, single-blind, with 2 arms, randomized controlled.
and indirect techniques (functional techniques and balanced ligament tension). No protocol will be predefined, the choice of technique will be decided by the professional and will follow already intim
Sponsors
Instituto Docusse de Osteopatia e Terapia Manual S/S Ltda
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women; 18 to 55 years old; with the medical diagnosis of migraine without aura, confirmed by the physician (Líliam Estevão da Silva - LSE) who collaborated in the study, according to the diagnostic criteria of the International Classification of Headaches of the International Headache Society (CIC, 2004); patients who present at least two crises and/or six days of pain per month, who have had the disease for more than one year
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of trauma/fracture to the face and neck; presence of other concomitant headaches; systemic diseases; neuropathies; tumors; volunteers who have injected medication or blockade in the cervical spine in the last 3 months; volunteers who have undergone osteopathy or physiotherapy treatment; do not agree or do not understand what will be explained
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that osteopathic manipulative treatment will be able to reduce the frequency of migraine attacks detected from the pain diary by at least 4 days of pain per month. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Osteopathic manipulative treatment is expected to increase the range of motion range of flexion, extension, lateral flexion, and rotations of the cervical spine by at least 10% in pre- and post-intervention measurements.;Osteopathic manipulative treatment is expected to increase the pressure pain threshold by at least 10% in pre- and post-intervention measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGabriela Ferracini
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto
Outcome results
None listed