Effects of ELDOA in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervicogenic Headache

Treatments: Other: conventional therapy; Other: ELDOA and conventional therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06377787

REC 01732 Aneeqa Zaheer

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study is to determine the effect of ELDOA in relieving pain, improving ROM and functional disability in patients with cervicogenic headache. This study will add to the growing body of knowledge that if this technique yields comparable outcomes, it would be the alternative therapy. Moreover, it would add to the society as no literature is available on the effect of ELDOA technique in the management of Cervicogenic headache.

Full description

Cervicogenic Headache (CEH) is mainly caused by neck or paravertebral soft tissue lesions. It is chronic headache that arises from the Atlanto-occipital and upper cervical joints and is perceived in one or more regions of the head or face. One of the known treatment options that create decompression at spinal segment level is called ELDOA it is described as a conditioning method involving a series of movements and body stretches to help correct body posture, rehabilitate people with injuries and prevent injuries

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 30-45 years
• Both male and female.
• Onset of pain > 4 weeks.
• Flexion rotation test positive with estimated rotation range reduced by more than 10 degrees from the anticipated normal range (44 degrees)
• Tenderness of upper three cervical joints.
• Presence of active trigger points in upper trapezius and sub occipital extensors.

Exclusion criteria

• Hypertension.
• Recent (<6 months) whiplash injury and other cervical soft tissue injuries.
• History of cervical spinal vertebrae fracture.
• Positive sharp purser test
• Acute disc protrusion • History of cancer.
• Previous surgical intervention of head, neck and thoracic spine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

ELDOA and conventional therapy

Experimental group

Description:

hot pack and TENS for10 min, cervical PIR (MET) in flexion, extension, side bending and rotation (single set of 4rep with 6 sec hold once a day) and ELDOA method C0-C1-C2, C2 \& C3 positions for cervical spine (2 sets of five repetitions with 45 sec hold and 15sec rest between each set once a day).

Treatment:

Other: ELDOA and conventional therapy

conventional therapy

Other group

Description:

hot pack and TENS for 10 minutes, cervical PIR (MET) in flexion, extension, side bending and rotation (single set of 4 reps with 6 seconds hold once a day).

Treatment:

Other: conventional therapy