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Musculoskeletal Dysfunction of the Neck in Migraine and Tension Headache
Author(s) -
Kidd Robert F.,
Nelson R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1993.hed3310566.x
Subject(s) - migraine , tension headache , medicine , migraine disorders , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , anesthesia
SYNOPSIS In this prospective controlled study, thirty‐seven migraine and/or tension headache patients andthirty‐seven age and sex matched controls were examined for evidence of muscuIoskeletal dysfunction inthe neck. The examination consisted of clinical range of motion testing of neck rotation, sidebending,flexion and extension while in the sitting position. The headache group had more abnormal physicalfindings than the control group. Although the difference for each particular motion test, taken by itself, wasnot statistically significant, two or more abnormalities in combination was found to reach a .05 confidencelevel of significance. It is proposed therefore that musculoskeletal dysfunction of the neck is a contributingfactor to the etiology of migraine and tension headache.