BACKGROUND The existence of a pathophysiological link between headaches and muscle activity pattern is still being debated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of pain on the timing pattern of the masseter muscle in patients with tension-type headache (TTH) and migraine without aura (MOA). METHODS 57 women (22 controls, 19 MOA and 16 TTH) participated in the study. The ele...

Abstract Background Headache disorders are rated among the ten most disabling conditions around world. The primary headache more common that of secondary headache. third edition International Classification Disorders (ICHD-III) is considered as a helpful tool for classification and diagnosis different disorders. Methods This cross-sectional study included 500 patients who attended to clinic, be...

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...

In this study, the problem of primary headache diagnosis is considered, referring to multiple frames of reference, including the complexity characteristics of living systems, the limitation of human information processing, the enduring nature of headache throughout history, and the potential for intelligent systems paradigms to both broaden and deepen the scope of such diagnostic solutions. In ...

Headache(TTH). The headache is associated with vestibular impairment (VI) and neck pain, but this association has not been studied in elder population. Objective: To determine the of common types headaches pain elderly. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from February 2021 to June at District Headquarters Hospital Narowal using a non-probability convenience sampling technique on n=1...

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...

Pharmacists are likely to have an enhanced role in headache management in the future after the switch of drugs, such as sumatriptan, from prescription only (POM) to pharmacy (P) medicine status. NHS reform is providing an opportunity for pharmacists to expand their role by becoming supplementary and independent prescribers or by providing minor ailments services in community pharmacies: this is...

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of different diagnoses of headaches in the Headache Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (AmbCef-UFMG). METHODS Cross sectional study with 289 patients consecutively attended to at AmbCef-UFMG. Headaches were diagnosed based on the criteria established by the International Classification of Headache Disord...

Background: Headache is one of the most common complaints in children and adolescents and comorbidity rates are very high and the major associated diseases are depression, anxiety, atopic disorders, sleep, and behavioral disorders. In recent years, it has been highlighted that difficulties regulating emotions such as alexithymia have also been associated with diagnosis of somatization. Methods:...

OBJECTIVES A systematic review was performed to establish whether manual therapies have specific efficacy in reducing pain from tension-type headache (TTH). METHODS Computerized literature searches were performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED, MANTIS, CINAHL, PEDro, and Cochrane databases. Papers were included if they described clinical (open noncontrolled studies) or randomized controlled trials ...