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| Author(s): |
Benatto, Mariana Tedeschi
[1]
;
Lima Florencio, Lidiane
[2]
;
Bragatto, Marcela Mendes
[1]
;
Lodovichi, Samuel Straceri
[1]
;
Dach, Fabiola
[3]
;
Bevilaqua-Grossi, Debora
[1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Hlth Sci, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Bandeirantes Ave Monte Alegre, BR-39001404 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Dept Phys Therapy Occupat Therapy Rehabil & Phys, Alcorcon - Spain
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Neurosci & Behav Sci, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL; v. 28, n. 10, p. 2311-2318, OCT 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Purpose Neck pain is considered a common characteristic of migraine attacks. The relationship between neck pain and migraine can be explained by central sensitization of the trigeminocervical complex, where superior cervical afferents and the trigeminal nerve converge. However, few studies have evaluated motor control of cervical muscles in individuals with migraine. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to determine the extensor/flexor ratio of neck muscle strength and electromyographic activity during a test of maximal voluntary isometric contraction and craniocervical flexion in individuals with migraine and individuals without history of migraine or other headaches. Methods Fifty-two women with the disease and 52 women with neither a history of migraine nor neck pain, between 18 and 55 years old, were included in the study. The electromyographic activities of the sternocleidomastoid, anterior scalene, splenius capitis, and upper trapezius muscles were evaluated during a test of maximal voluntary isometric contraction and craniocervical flexion. Results The migraine group presented lower flexor muscle strength and a higher extensor/flexor muscle strength ratio than the control group. In addition, the migraine group showed a reduced electromyographic extensor/flexor muscle ratio during maximal voluntary isometric contraction in flexion. The results demonstrated worse performance in the craniocervical flexion test of the migraine group and a lower electromyographic ratio of extensor/flexor neck muscles in the last stage of the test. Conclusion Altogether, the migraine group presented an imbalance in cervical muscles verified not only during force production, but also during muscle activity. {[}GRAPHICS] . (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/14621-5 - Muscle strength and electromyography ratio of the extensor and flexors cervical muscles in individuals with migraine: a cross-sectional study |
| Grantee: | Mariana Tedeschi Benatto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/17191-7 - Effect of exercise protocol for strengthen cervical muscles in migraineurs compared with placebo group - Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Grantee: | Mariana Tedeschi Benatto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |