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Controlled Clinical Trial
. 2006 Mar;26(3):314-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.01042.x.

Forward head posture and neck mobility in chronic tension-type headache: a blinded, controlled study

C Fernández-de-las-Peñas  1 , C Alonso-Blanco, M L Cuadrado, J A Pareja
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Controlled Clinical Trial

Forward head posture and neck mobility in chronic tension-type headache: a blinded, controlled study

C Fernández-de-las-Peñas et al. Cephalalgia. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Forward head posture (FHP) and neck mobility were objectively assessed in 25 patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and 25 healthy controls. Side-view pictures were taken in a sitting position to measure the cranio-vertebral angle. A cervical goniometer was employed to measure the range of all cervical motions. Patients with CTTH showed a smaller cranio-vertebral angle (45.3 degrees +/- 7.6 degrees) than controls (54.1 degrees +/- 6.3 degrees), thus presenting a greater FHP (P < 0.001). Patients also had lesser neck mobility for all cervical movements, except for right lateral flexion (P < 0.01). There was a positive correlation between the cranio-vertebral angle and neck mobility. Within the CTTH group, a negative correlation was found between the cranio-vertebral angle and headache frequency, but neck mobility did not correlate with headache parameters. Further research is needed to define a potential role of FHP and restricted neck mobility in the origin or maintenance of TTH.

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