Effect of gaze direction recognition task on pain, rom and functional activities in cervicogenic headache patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervicogenic headache is characterized by unilateral headache potentially stemming from cervical spine mechanical dysfunction. Research indicates that proprioceptive exercises, specifically gaze direction recognition (GDR), are found to be effective in reducing cervical joint position error and enhancing the quality of cervical afferent signals to the central nervous system.

Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate proprioceptive training's impact on headache pain intensity, functional limitation, and neck motion range in individuals experiencing cervicogenic headache.

Subjects and methods

This study employed a randomized controlled design involving 40 participants with cervicogenic headache between 35 and 49 years of age, divided equally into two groups. CONT

SUBMITTER: Emam MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522550 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature