journal article·2021-06-30Open access

Is There a Correlation of Cervical Mobility with Clinical Variables and Psychosocial Factors in Women with Migraine?

Carina F. Pinheiro, Jene C. S. Marçal, Anamaria S. Oliveira, Lidiane L. Florencio, Fabiola Dach, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Debora Bevilaqua-Grossi

Applied Sciences· Volume 11· Issue 13

Abstract

We aimed to determine the association of cervical range of motion (ROM) with the clinical features of headache and neck pain and psychosocial factors in patients with migraine. Seventy women diagnosed with migraine were questioned regarding migraine onset and frequency, and the presence, frequency, and intensity of self-reported neck pain. These individuals also completed the following questionnaires: Neck Disability Index, Migraine Disability Assessment, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. Active cervical ROM was assessed in the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes using the Multi-Cervical Unit Rehabilitation® equipment. Potential associations were calculated using Pearson’s correlation test or Spearman’s correlation (p < 0.05). A weak negative correlation was observed between the PHQ-9 scores and sagittal (ρ = −0.30, p = 0.010), frontal (ρ = −0.34, p = 0.004), and transverse (ρ = −0.31, p = 0.009) cervical ROM. No correlation was found between cervical ROM and kinesiophobia, migraine-related disability, neck pain disability, or clinical features of neck pain and migraine (p > 0.05). Our findings indicated that cervical mobility was associated with the severity of depressive symptoms, but not with the clinical variables of migraine and neck pain, kinesiophobia levels, neck pain disability, and migraine-related disability in women with migraine.
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OpenAlex topics: Migraine and Headache Studies · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction

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Affiliations

Department of Health Sciences—Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, SP, Brazil

Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, King Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, 28922 Madrid, Spain

Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences—Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, SP, Brazil

Funding

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo · Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

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