Objectives: To investigate the upper extremity function, muscle strength, endurance, and proprioception in patients with primary headache compared to healthy controls.
Materials and Methods: The study was completed with 37 patients with primary headache (22 patients with tension-type headache and 15 patients with migraine) and 36 healthy controls with matched age and gender. Headache severity was evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS); upper extremity function with Nine-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT); upper extremity isometric muscle strength of shoulder flexor, extensor, and elbow flexor with a hand-held dynamometer; upper extremity endurance with 6-Minute Pegboard and Ring Test (6PBRT); and upper extremity proprioception with shoulder reposition tests using Dualer IQTM digital inclinometer. Intergroup differences were examined using the Mann-Whitney U Test, and the Spearman correlation analysis was used to ascertain the relationship between the variables in headache groups.
Results: There was a significant difference between the results for the 9-HPT, some upper extremity isometric muscle strength tests, 6PBRT, and shoulder reposition tests between patients with tension-type headache, migraine, and healthy controls (p<0.05). Except for the 9-HPT and 6PBRT (r between -0.518 and -0.645; p<0.05 for all), there was no significant relationship between the results for patients with tension type and migraine (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Upper extremity function, some upper extremity muscle strength parameters, endurance, and proprioception were decreased in patients with tension-type headache and migraine compared to healthy controls, and upper extremity function was found to be associated with upper extremity endurance in these patients.
Written ethical approval was obtained from Ordu University Clinical Research Ethics Committee on 03.06.2022. (Decision Number: 141).
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The authors thank everyone who took part in the study.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Fizyoterapi, Rehabilitasyon |
Bölüm | Makaleler |
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Erken Görünüm Tarihi | 22 Temmuz 2024 |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 13 Ekim 2023 |
Kabul Tarihi | 14 Şubat 2024 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2024 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2 |