Does restoration of sagittal cervical alignment improve cervicogenic headache pain and disability: A 2-year pilot randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the feasibility and effect of a multimodal program for improving chronic cervicogenic headache (CGH) via the addition of sagittal cervical spine alignment correction.

Design

Pilot, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial.

Participants

60 patients with CGH, straightening of the cervical lordosis, and forward head posture (FHP) were randomly assigned using permuted-block randomization either to a control (n = 30) or an experimental group (n = 30).

Interventions

Subjects in both groups received a multimodal program where the denneroll cervical spine extension traction orthotic was added to the experimental group only. Feasibility was assessed through recruitment rate, compliance rate, adherence rate, safety, and global satisfaction in

SUBMITTER: Moustafa IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7988315 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature