Physical examination and self-reported pain outcomes from a randomized trial on chronic cervicogenic headache.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Objective clinical measures for use as surrogate markers of cervicogenic headache (CGH) pain have not been established. In this analysis, we investigate relationships between objective physical examination (PE) measures with self-reported CGH outcomes.

Methods

This is an exploratory analysis of data generated by attention control PE from an open-label randomized clinical trial. Of 80 subjects, 40 were randomized to 8 treatments (spinal manipulative therapy or light massage control) and 8 PE over 8 weeks. The remaining subjects received no PE. Physical examination included motion palpation of the cervical and upper thoracic regions, active cervical range of motion (ROM) and associated pain, and algometric pain threshold evaluated over articular pillars. Self-reporte

SUBMITTER: Vavrek D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2917237 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature