Headache Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effect of Dry Needling of the M. Obliquus Capitis Inferior on Rotational Mobility and Headache Related Outcome Measures in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache: a Randomized, Controlled Experimental Study
An experimental study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of dry needling on the M. Obliquus capitis inferior on rotational mobility and headache realted outcome measures in patients with cervicogenic headache.
Headache is a common and disabling condition. Several primary and secondary headache forms have been described, such as migraine, tension-type headache and cervicogenic headache (CH). In patients with CH; we can see a reffered pain pattern to the head, possibly originating from a source in the (upper)cervical spine. It has been described that nociceptive input, originating from the C1-C3 nervous system may be responsible for pain referal to head and neck regions. Recently, the flexion-rotation test (FRT) has been described as one of the most usefel clinical tests in the clinical testing and research of CH. Other literature showed that the rotational movement during the FRT was diminished in patients with CH and these results were correlated to headache intensity. 5,6 To treat this disabling condition, manual therapy is already known to be an effective treatment strategy. However, the additional value of dry needling is still to be discussed. Since the M. Obliquus capitis inferior (M. OCI) finds its origin on the apex of the spinous processus of C2 and inserts on transverse processus of the atlas (C1); this muscle might be anatomically very relevant to influence rotational mobility in the upper cervical spine. Additionally, this muscle is responsible for proprioception and accurate positioning of the head and neck, due to the presence of a large amount of Golgi bodies and muscle spindles in the muscle. Considering the myofascial pain referal pattern of the M. OCI, a referred pain pattern to the temporal region may be present when active triggerpoints are present. Previous research already showed some preliminary evidence for positive treatment effects by dry needling of the M. OCI in patients with cervicogenic dizziness and headache. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of a single dry needling intervention of the M. OCI on rotational mobility and headache related parameters, in a group of cervicogenic headache patients with a positive flexion-rotation test (articular mobility test on level C1-C2). In this experimental study, 40 patients with cervicogenic headache will be recruited. Participants are required to have complaints for at least 3 months. Participants are included based on online questionnaires, a clinical examination of neck and shoulder, and the identification of a MTrP in the M. OCI muscle. All participants will receive information and have to sign an informed consent form. Participants will be subjected to baseline assessment, which involves questionnaires and measurements of the cervical spine. Secondly, participants will be randomly allocated to either the dry needling group or a sham needling group. The dry needling group will receive a dry needling treatment at the identified trigger point location (M. OCI - heterolateral to the restricted rotationside) whereas the sham needling group will receive an intervention in which the needle only penetrates the skin but not the fascia and muscle tissue. Rotational mobility will be evaluated after the needling intervention, afterwards all patients will receive a standardized manual therapy treatment (Muscle Energy Technique). Afterwards, all baseline measurements will be conducted again. This testing will be repeated one week after treatment as well. ;
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