The study of effective techniques for migraines is justified by
its high prevalence; a systematic review (Woldeamanuel and Cowan, 2017)
concluded that it affects 1 out of 10 individuals worldwide, with preference in
gender for females in comparison with males, in a ratio 2:1.
One of the reasons that promotes the use of physical therapy in
the treatment of these patients is the concurrence of musculoskeletal
dysfunctions in the neck in patients with migraines; a recent study concluded
that 89% of the patients with migraines included in the study reported local or
referred pain in the head during the realization of pressure on the high
cervical segment. In a study about the prevalence of neck pain in patients with
migraines observed it was of 76% during the year of the study.
In the most recent study about this topic findings from the
exploration of the cervical spine in patients with migraine and controls were
compared and concluded that significant differences existed in the number of
active trigger points, in the flexion-rotation test, joint mobility in the high
cervical segment, in the crane cervical test and in the reproduction and
resolution of symptoms during sustained pressure; also, 93% of the patients
with migraine presented at least three cervical musculoskeletal dysfunctions .
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