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Trial reportPain research & management2023

The Efficacy of Manual Therapy and Pressure Biofeedback-Guided Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Strength Training on Pain and Functional Limitations in Individuals with Cervicogenic Headaches: A Randomized Comparative Study.

Shahnaz Hasan, Nasrin Bharti, Ahmad H Alghadir, Amir Iqbal, Naiyer Shahzad, Abeer R Ibrahim

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Trial report in Pain research & management, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05692232 (The Efficacy of Manual Therapy and Pressure Biofeedback Guided Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Strength Training on Pain and Functional Limitations in Individuals With Cervicogenic Headaches. A Randomized Comparative Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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The Efficacy of Manual Therapy and Pressure Biofeedback Guided Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Strength Training on Pain and Functional Limitations in Individuals With Cervicogenic Headaches. A Randomized Comparative Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorKing Saud UniversityRan2022 to 2022Enrolled60ConditionsCervicogenic HeadacheArmsPressure biofeedback guided DCFM strength training, Manual therapy, Conventional intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Shahnaz HasanDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6040-9914
Nasrin BhartiDepartment of Physiotherapy, Buddha Paramedical College, GIDA, Gorakhpur, UP 273209, India.ORCID 0009-0008-5689-0643
Ahmad H AlghadirDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1204-476X
Amir IqbalDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9080-367X
Naiyer ShahzadDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9125-8979
Abeer R IbrahimDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9106-520X
King Saud University · SACairo University · EGGautam Buddha University · INMajmaah University · SAUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of manual therapy and pressure biofeedback-guided DCFM strength training on pain intensity and functional limitations in individuals with CGH. Methods: After applying the eligibility criteria, sixty out of eighty-nine CGH patients were recruited from King Saud University Medical Center in Riyadh and randomly allocated to intervention groups using simple random sampling. Group 1 underwent pressure biofeedback-guided DCFM strength training and conventional treatment, while Group 2 received manual therapy and conventional treatment for three consecutive weeks. The main outcome measures were scores on the visual analog scale (VAS) and the headache disability index (HDI). One assessor and two physical therapists were blinded to group allocation. Results: Sixty out of eighty participants aged 29-40 years were randomized into intervention groups ( Conclusion: Compared with manual therapy, pressure biofeedback-guided DCFM strength training showed a greater reduction in pain intensity (assessed using the VAS) at weeks two and three. However, both treatments were equally effective in lowering headache-related functional limitations in patients with CGH. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrial.gov PRS (Identifier ID: NCT05692232).

Indexed as

Musculoskeletal ManipulationsPost-Traumatic HeadacheResistance TrainingBiofeedback, PsychologyHeadacheHumansMuscle, SkeletalPain

Identifiers

PMID37608909
PMCPMC10442171
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