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Is There Support for the Paradigm ‘Spinal Posture as a Trigger for Episodic Headache’? A Comprehensive Review Hasselt University KU Leuven
Purpose of Review The International Classification of Headache Disorders provides an extensive framework to classify headaches. Physiotherapy is indicated if neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions are involved in the pathophysiology. Maladaptive postures seem a dominant trigger in tension-type and cervicogenic headache. Yet, outcomes following physiotherapy vary. The absence of protocol studies to identify determinants concerning the role of spinal ...
Headache associated with cough Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
Headache only triggered by coughing is a rather uncommon condition. The aim of the present review is to present an overview of the diagnosis, clinical characteristics, pathophysiology and treatment of both primary and symptomatic cough headache and discuss other relevant headache disorders affected by coughing. The diagnosis of primary cough headache is made when headache is brought on and occurs only in association with coughing, straining ...
Cross-Sectional Study of Headache in Flemish Children and Adolescents Hasselt University
Background: Although headache is common in pediatrics, data for the Flemish population are missing. We explored headache-prevalence, and its association with communication-technology (CT) and physical activity (PA) in Flemish children and adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory school-based questionnaire study was designed. Flemish boys and girls (5-18 years) completed a symptom-questionnaire. Primary outcomes: sociodemographic ...
Preclinical signs of a temporomandibular disorder in females with episodic cervicogenic headache vs asymptomatic controls: A cross-sectional study Hasselt University KU Leuven
Background: The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition, accepted "headache attributed to temporomandibular disorders" as a valid headache. The neurophysiologic interplay between cervical structures and the temporomandibular joint, however, might also suggest that a temporomandibular disorder could develop in patients with cervicogenic headache.Objective: To compare the presence of preclinical temporomandibular signs ...
Preliminary results, methodological considerations and recruitment difficulties of a randomised clinical trial comparing two treatment regimens for patients with headache and neck pain Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background
Headache is a highly prevalent disorder. Irrespective of the headache diagnosis it is often accompanied with neck pain and -stiffness. Due to this common combination of headache and neck pain, physical treatments of the cervical spine are often considered. The additional value of these treatments to standard medical care or usual care (UC) is insufficiently documented. We therefore wanted to compare the treatment effects ...
Headache is a highly prevalent disorder. Irrespective of the headache diagnosis it is often accompanied with neck pain and -stiffness. Due to this common combination of headache and neck pain, physical treatments of the cervical spine are often considered. The additional value of these treatments to standard medical care or usual care (UC) is insufficiently documented. We therefore wanted to compare the treatment effects ...
Patients with chronic cluster headache may show reduced activity energy expenditure on ambulatory wrist actigraphy recordings during daytime attacks Ghent University
Objective: To investigate the changes in activity energy expenditure (AEE) throughout daytime cluster headache (CH) attacks in patients with chronic CH and to evaluate the usefulness of actigraphy as a digital biomarker of CH attacks.Background: CH is a primary headache disorder characterized by attacks of severe to very severe unilateral pain (orbital, supraorbital, temporal, or in any combination of these sites), with ipsilateral cranial ...
Response of the autonomic activity to stress provocation in females with cervicogenic headache compared to asymptomatic controls: a cross-sectional study Hasselt University KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Because abnormal activity of the autonomic nervous system is associated with chronification of pain, early detection of such dysfunction is important.AIM: Although several studies highlight autonomic dysfunction in the chronification of headache, no study discussed its role in episodic cervicogenic headache.DESIGN: Case-controlled cross-sectional single-blind comparative study between women with episodic cervicogenic headache and ...
Comparative analysis of headtilt and forward head position during laptop use between females with postural induced headache and healthy controls Hasselt University
Objectives. To compare head tilt, forward head posture, the ratio between forward head posture and maximum (manually induced) head protraction between a postural induced headache group and healthy controls. To explore the evolution trends of head tilt and forward head posture during a laptop task and comparing this evolution between the two groups. To evaluate the correlation between the evolution of head tilt and forward head posture. Methods. ...
Effectiveness of hands-off therapy in the management of primary headache : a systematic review and meta-analysis Ghent University University of Antwerp
A number of hands-off therapies have been widely reported and are used in the management of headache. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess evidence supporting these therapies on selected headache outcomes. A systematic literature search for randomized clinical trials reporting on the effects of hands-off therapies for headache was performed in two electronic databases; PubMed and Web of Science (PROSPERO: CRD42018093559). ...