• DOI:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00288.x
Corpus ID: 12973647

Trigger Points in the Suboccipital Muscles and Forward Head Posture in Tension‐Type Headache

@article{FernndezdelasPeas2006TriggerPI,
  title={Trigger Points in the Suboccipital Muscles and Forward Head Posture in Tension‐Type Headache},
  author={C. Fern{\'a}ndez-de-las-Pe{\~n}as and C. Alonso-Blanco and M. Cuadrado and R. Gerwin and J. Pareja},
  journal={Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain},
  year={2006},
  volume={46}
}

• C. Fernández-de-las-Peñas, C. Alonso-Blanco, +2 authors J. Pareja
• Published 2006
• Medicine
• Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain

OBJECTIVE To assess the presence of trigger points (TrPs) in the suboccipital muscles and forward head posture (FHP) in subjects with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and in healthy subjects, and to evaluate the relationship of TrPs and FHP with headache intensity, duration, and frequency. [...] Key MethodMETHODS Twenty CTTH subjects and 20 matched controls without headache participated. TrPs were identified by eliciting referred pain with palpation, and increased referred pain with muscle contraction…Expand

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