BACKGROUND This study is to investigate the effect of Body Awareness Therapy (BAT) and Aerobic Exercises on pain and quality of life in patients with Tension-Type Headache (TTH). MATERIALS AND METHOD Sixty individuals with TTH diagnosis who referred Neurologist were incorporated into study. The individuals were randomly grouped into 3 as BAT (n=20), aerobic exercise (n=20) and control group (...

Headache is the most common neurological disorder among all symptoms of general health problems. Headaches are frequently complained after back pain, which brings someone to doctor and harms personal, family, social, quality life, work, finances. This study aims find out characteristics primary headache patients in polyclinic, RSUD dr. Saiful Anwar Malang. The design this research was an observ...

Abstract Background Epilepsy and primary headache disorders are two relatively common neurological their relationship is still a matter of debate. We aimed to estimate the prevalence clinical features in patients with epilepsy. Methods 62 subjects aged ≥ 18 years were recruited from hospital’s neurology outpatient clinic period January April 2018. The further divided into equal groups, epilepti...

We studied the safety and efficacy of 0 U, 50 U, 100 U, 150 U (five sites), 86 Usub and 100 Usub (three sites) botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA; BOTOX); Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) for the prophylaxis of chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). Three hundred patients (62.3% female; mean age 42.6 years) enrolled. For the primary endpoint, the mean change from baseline in the number of TTH-free da...

Chronic craniofacial pain involves the head, face and oral cavity and is associated with significant morbidity and high levels of health care utilization. A bidirectional relationship is suggested in the literature for poor sleep and pain, and craniofacial pain and sleep are reciprocally related. We review this relationship and discuss management options. Part I reviews the relationship between...

BACKGROUND The brain and gastrointestinal (GI) tract are strongly connected via neural, endocrine, and immune pathways. Previous studies suggest that headaches, especially migraines, may be associated with various GI disorders. However, upper GI endoscopy in migraineurs has shown a low prevalence of abnormal findings. Also, the majority of studies have not demonstrated an association between He...

This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of migraine and tension-type headaches among Shiraz primary schools teachers and to provide an epidemiologic model for them. A random sample of 538 teachers, constituting a 10% sample of the primary schools teachers’ population, was evaluated on the basis of the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS) as well as clinica...

BACKGROUND China has the huge map and the largest population in the world. Previous studies on the prevalence and classification of headaches were conducted based on the general population, however, similar studies among the Chinese outpatient population are scarce. This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of 1843 headache patients enrolled in a North China headache clinic of the General...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) in the COVID-19 pandemic era is essential for healthcare workers to decrease risk of infection. The PPE, such as N95 masks and goggles, can trigger external-compression headache (ECH). This study aimed determine factors associated with prevalence ECH attributed PPE usage. It was an analytic-observational a cross-sectional design conducted at Dr. M. Djamil Hos...