Muscle endurance training of the neck triggers migraine attacks.

Gabriela F CarvalhoKerstin LuedtkeTibor M SzikszayDebora Bevilaqua-GrossiArne May

Published in: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache (2020)

Patients with migraine are more likely to report neck pain and migraine attacks following a neck muscle endurance test. Participants with neck pain referred to the head during manual examination had a greater prevalence of migraine attacks than those without or with only local pain.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
high intensity
chronic pain
resistance training
risk factors
pain management
spinal cord injury