Is There a Correlation of Cervical Mobility with Clinical Variables and Psychosocial Factors in Women with Migraine?

Author(s)

Pinheiro, Carina F. ^[1] ; Marcal, Jene C. S. ^[1] ; Oliveira, Anamaria S. ^[1] ; Florencio, Lidiane L. ^[2] ; Dach, Fabiola ^[3] ; Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Cesar ^[2] ; Bevilaqua-Grossi, Debora ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Hlth Sci, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] King Rey Juan Carlos Univ, Dept Phys Therapy Occupat Therapy Rehabil & Phys, Madrid 28922 - Spain

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Neurosci & Behav Sci, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL; v. 11, n. 13 JUL 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

We aimed to determine the association of cervical range of motion (ROM) with the clinical features of headache and neck pain and psychosocial factors in patients with migraine. Seventy women diagnosed with migraine were questioned regarding migraine onset and frequency, and the presence, frequency, and intensity of self-reported neck pain. These individuals also completed the following questionnaires: Neck Disability Index, Migraine Disability Assessment, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. Active cervical ROM was assessed in the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes using the Multi-Cervical Unit Rehabilitation(R) equipment. Potential associations were calculated using Pearson's correlation test or Spearman's correlation (p < 0.05). A weak negative correlation was observed between the PHQ-9 scores and sagittal (rho = -0.30, p = 0.010), frontal (rho = -0.34, p = 0.004), and transverse (rho = -0.31, p = 0.009) cervical ROM. No correlation was found between cervical ROM and kinesiophobia, migraine-related disability, neck pain disability, or clinical features of neck pain and migraine (p > 0.05). Our findings indicated that cervical mobility was associated with the severity of depressive symptoms, but not with the clinical variables of migraine and neck pain, kinesiophobia levels, neck pain disability, and migraine-related disability in women with migraine. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/23832-5 - Evaluation of the maximum strength and electromyographic activity of cervical musculature in patients with migraine and chronic migraine: controlled study
• Grantee: Carina Ferreira Pinheiro de Araújo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 15/18031-5 - Association study of clinical, functional and neuroimaging in women with migraine
• Grantee: Débora Bevilaqua Grossi
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants