Trial reportCephalalgia : an international journal of headache2015
Objectively measured physical activity in obese women with and without migraine.
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- Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Migraine: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2018Trial
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- Food in Migraine Management: Dietary Interventions in the Pathophysiology and Prevention of Headaches-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Physical activity as a predictor of fremanezumab response in chronic migraine - the Phy-Fre-Mig study.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Observational
- Predictors of physical activity in daily life among women of reproductive age: a scoping review.mHealth · 2025Review
- General physical impairments in migraine patients beyond cervical function.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Incorporating Therapeutic Education and Exercise in Migraine Management: A Biobehavioral Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The Influence of Pregestational Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Patterns on Maternal, Delivery, and Newborn Outcomes in a Sample of Portuguese Pregnant Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Portuguese journal of public health · 2023Article
- Comparison of the Portuguese Version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) with Accelerometry for Classifying Physical Activity among Pregnant Women with Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Observational
- Lifestyle Modifications for Migraine Management.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Review
- Fear, Avoidance, and Disability in Headache Disorders.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
- Triggers, Protectors, and Predictors in Episodic Migraine.Current pain and headache reports · 2018Review
- Pain worsening with physical activity during migraine attacks in women with overweight/obesity: A prospective evaluation of frequency, consistency, and correlates.Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2018Article
- Association Between Obesity and Migraine in Women.Current pain and headache reports · 2017Review
- Differential impact in young and older individuals of blue-enriched white light on circadian physiology and alertness during sustained wakefulness.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Importance of Pain Acceptance in Relation to Headache Disability and Pain Interference in Women With Migraine and Overweight/Obesity.Headache · 2017Article
- Behavioral Weight Loss Treatments for Individuals with Migraine and Obesity.Current pain and headache reports · 2016Review
- Aerobic Exercise for Reducing Migraine Burden: Mechanisms, Markers, and Models of Change Processes.Headache · 2016Review
- Dietary intake patterns and diet quality in a nationally representative sample of women with and without severe headache or migraine.Headache · 2015Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this article is to cross-sectionally compare objectively measured physical activity (PA) levels and their association with migraine characteristics in obese women with and without migraine.
methodsObese women seeking weight loss treatment were divided into migraine (n = 25) and control (n = 25) groups matched by age and body mass index (BMI). Participants wore the SenseWear Armband monitor for seven days to objectively evaluate daily light-(LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA). Migraine diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist using ICHD-3-beta criteria. Migraine characteristics were tracked daily using a smartphone-based diary over a four-week period immediately preceding the objective PA assessment.
resultsMigraine participants spent 57.9 fewer minutes/day in LPA (141.1 ± 56.4 vs. 199.1 ± 87.7, p = 0.019) and 24.5 fewer minutes/day in MVPA (27.8 ± 17.0 vs. 52.3 ± 26.0, p < 0.001), compared to controls. Migraine participants reported 4.8 ± 3.1 migraine days/month (mean duration = 17.1 ± 8.9 hours; mean maximum pain severity = 6.4 ± 1.7 on a 0-10 scale). Higher BMI (p < 0.05), but not migraine characteristics, were related to lower total PA. Additionally, total objectively measured PA was not associated with how often PA was reported to exacerbate migraine attacks during the four-week diary assessment.
conclusionsObese women with migraine spent nearly 1.5 hours/day less in PA compared to controls; however, lower PA was not related to migraine characteristics. Further research is needed to identify PA barriers and effective interventions in obese women with migraine.
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