Effectiveness of the Dry Needling Approach in Patients With Tension-Type Headache

Universidad de Zaragoza32 enrolled

Overview

Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial in which the treatment will be administered through 3 sessions of dry needling in the cervical, cranial, and facial musculature in patients with frequent and chronic tension-type headache.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Tension-Type Headache Dry Needling

Interventions

Dry NeedlingOTHER

3 treatment to eliminate active trigger points that patients have

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a diagnosis of tension headache according to IHS Exclusion Criteria: * Documented major trauma through medical history in the cervical area and/or recent surgery. * Pregnancy. * Generalized pain. * Inflammatory, hormonal, or neurological disorders. * Tendon disorders in the upper extremities. * Severe psychiatric illnesses. * Inability to complete the form in Spanish. * Having a pacemaker (due to the use of equipment with magnetic sensors). * Specific contraindications to invasive or conservative physiotherapy (infection, fever, hypothyroidism, wounds in the puncture area, metal allergies, cancer, systemic diseases, or belonephobia). * Having received physiotherapy treatment for the condition in the past month.

Locations (1)

Centro Clínico de Fisioterapia OMT-E

Zaragoza, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Active trigger points

The investigators assess the sensitivity of trigger points using algometry to determine which points reproduce the participants tensional-type headache.

Time frame: 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

cervical ROM

general cervical range of movement, upper and lower cervical

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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