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Relationship Between Headaches and Neck Pain Characteristics With Neck Muscle Strength

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Author(s):
Tolentino, Gabriella de Almeida [1] ; Bevilaqua-Grossi, Debora [1] ; Carvalho, Gabriela Ferreira [1] ; Carnevalli, Ana Paula de Oliveira [1] ; Dach, Fabiola [2] ; Florencio, Lidiane Lima [1, 3]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Biomech Med & Locomotor Apparat Rehabil, Ribeirao Preto - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Neurosci & Behav Sci, Ribeirao Preto - Brazil
[3] Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Dept Physiotherapy Occupat Therapy Phys Med & Reh, Madrid - Spain
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS; v. 41, n. 8, p. 650-657, OCT 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the correlations between neck muscle strength and pain features, such as neck-related disability, neck pain frequency and intensity, and headache frequency in women with headache. Methods: Seventy women with migraine between 18 and 55 years of age diagnosed according to International Headache Society criteria were assessed. Participants provided clinical information regarding neck pain and headache. The Neck Disability Index was used to assess neck-related disability, and neck muscle strength was assessed via maximum voluntary contraction during flexion, extension, and lateral flexion with a handheld dynamometer. The correlation was verified with Spearman's correlation coefficient (rho). Multiple linear regression was performed to verify whether the clinical variables could predict the strength of neck muscles. All calculations were performed adopting a level of significance of 0.05. Results: Neck extensor strength was negatively correlated with all clinical variables (rho(range)= -.24 to -.32, p < .05); lateral flexor strength was negatively correlated with headache frequency, neck pain intensity, and neck-related disability (rho(range)= -.27 to -.39, p < .05); and flexor strength also correlated negatively with neck pain intensity and related disability (rho(r) = -.26 to -.29, p < .05). Headache frequency and neck pain intensity were identified as significant predictors of the strength variability in extension (R-2 = 0.16, p < .05) and in lateral flexion (R-2 = 0.18, p < .05). Conclusions: For the women with migraine in this study, correlations of headache and neck pain with neck muscle strength features were weakly to moderately negative. Headache frequency and neck pain intensity may influence a small proportion of the strength variability in extension and lateral flexion. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/22245-2 - Evaluation of maximum strength and motor control of the cervical spine by dynamometry and surface electromyography in the women with migraine and chronic migraine: a controlled study
Grantee:Lidiane Lima Florencio
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate