introduction: headache is a common complaint in children.uncertainties about definition and the absence of a diagnostic marker can make identification of headache types difficult.the objective of this study was to determine the frequency, duration, symptoms and aggravating factors of migraine and tension-type headaches in school children. materials and methods: a cross-sectional population-base...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article provides an update on the appropriate diagnosis and evaluation of patients with tension-type headache, with reviews of the latest concepts regarding pathogenesis and the evidence-based recommendations for management of this disorder. RECENT FINDINGS Pericranial myofascial mechanisms are probably of importance in episodic tension-type headache, whereas sensitizat...

INTRODUCTION Chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) is a disorder that evolves from episodic tension-type headache, with daily, or very frequent, episodes of headache lasting hours or they may be continuous. It affects up to 4% of the general population, and is more prevalent in women (up to 65% of cases). METHODS AND OUTCOMES We conducted a systematic overview, aiming to answer the following c...

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 ...

BACKGROUND Unruptured saccular intracranial aneurysm (SIA) is associated with an increased prevalence of migraine, but it is unclear whether this is altered by clipping of the aneurysm. The aim of our study was to determine whether remission rate of migraine and other recurrent headaches was greater in patients with SIA after clipping than in controls. METHODS We prospectively studied 87 SIA ...

Primary headaches represent highly prevalent diseases in childhood and adolescence. Unlike in adulthood, in children the most common primary headache is migraine, while tension-type headache (TTH) is less diffused, especially up to 10 years of age. Cluster headache is to be considered exceptional, showing a prevalence of 0.1%. While in TTH painful attacks are often of weak intensity and do not ...

INTRODUCTION Different types of headaches and TMJ click influence the masseter muscle activity. The aim of this study was to assess the trend of energy level of the electromyography (EMG) activity of the masseter muscle during open-close clench cycles in migraine without aura (MOA) and tension-type headache (TTH) with or without TMJ click. METHODS Twenty-five women with MOA and twenty four wo...

Background and Objective. Primary headaches is a major medical concern in certain Arabic countries, for example Oman, Jordan, and Qatar. This study was aimed at increasing understanding of the prevalence of headache in Arabic countries and identifying common medications used for treatment because of the lack of research done in this field in Yemen. Methods. This is a cross-sectional observation...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess alcohol use problems in patients with migraine and tension-type headache. METHOD We evaluated 81 patients with migraine and 62 patients with tension-type headache. The identification of alcohol consumption problems was carried out with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Alcohol use problem was defined as an AUDIT score of 8 or abov...

who had previous experience in MTrPs identification and had completed training sessions to ensure treatment standardization. Detuned ultrasonography was used in the placebo group. The wait-list group received no treatments but was involved in all outcomes measured. Six participants withdrew from the trial. Headache diaries, maintained by all participants, showed that compared with baseline, a s...