ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2014
Is performance in goal oriented head movements altered in patients with tension type headache?
Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04347551 (Motor Performance of Asymptomatic and Chronic Neck Pain Participants Pre- and Post-spinal Manipulation Using an Eye and Head Movement Fitts' Task), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Motor Performance of Asymptomatic and Chronic Neck Pain Participants Pre- and Post-spinal Manipulation Using an Eye and Head Movement Fitts' Task
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical Therapy in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- [Joint position error in patients with headache : Systematic review of the literature and experimental data for patients with chronic migraine].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2019Pooled it
- Spinal Posture, Mobility, and Muscle Endurance in Women With Tension-Type Headache: A Case-Control Study.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Deep Cervical Muscles and Functionality in Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache: An Observational Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Observational
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Abstract
backgroundHead repositioning tasks have been used in different experimental and clinical contexts to quantitatively measure motor control performance. Effects of pain on sensorimotor control have often been described in various musculoskeletal conditions and may provide relevant information with regard to potential mechanisms underlying tension-type headaches. The purpose of the current study was to compare the performance of patients with tension-type headache and healthy participants in a cervical aiming task using the Fitts' task paradigm.
methodsPatients with tension-type headache and healthy controls were compared in a cervical aiming task. Participants were asked to move their head as quickly, and precisely as possible to a target under various experimental conditions. Dependent variables included movement time, variable error, constant error and absolute error.
resultsAs predicted by Fitts' law, decreasing target size and increasing head rotation amplitudes yielded longer movement times in both groups. Participants with tension-type headache, when compared to healthy participants showed a significant increase in both constant and absolute errors for each of the four conditions.
conclusionDecreased motor performance was observed in participants with tension-type headache, likely due to altered motor control of the neck musculature. Future research is warranted to investigate the clinical aspect related to decrease in motor performance.
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