Is performance in goal oriented head movements altered in patients with tension type headache?

Marchand, Andrée-Anne, Cantin, Vincent, Murphy, Bernadette, Stern, Paula et Descarreaux, Martin (2014). Is performance in goal oriented head movements altered in patients with tension type headache? BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15 (1). ISSN 1471-2474 DOI 10.1186/1471-2474-15-179

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Background Head repositioning tasks have been used in different experimental and clinical contexts to quantitatively measure motor control performance. Effects of pain on sensorimotor control have often been described in various musculoskeletal conditions and may provide relevant information with regard to potential mechanisms underlying tension-type headaches. The purpose of the current study was to compare the performance of patients with tension-type headache and healthy participants in a cervical aiming task using the Fitts' task paradigm. Methods Patients with tension-type headache and healthy controls were compared in a cervical aiming task. Participants were asked to move their head as quickly, and precisely as possible to a target under various experimental conditions. Dependent variables included movement time, variable error, constant error and absolute error. Results As predicted by Fitts' law, decreasing target size and increasing head rotation amplitudes yielded longer movement times in both groups. Participants with tension-type headache, when compared to healthy participants showed a significant increase in both constant and absolute errors for each of the four conditions. Conclusion Decreased motor performance was observed in participants with tension-type headache, likely due to altered motor control of the neck musculature. Future research is warranted to investigate the clinical aspect related to decrease in motor performance. Keywords: Tension type headaches, Motor control, Cervical spine, Kinesthetic sense

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	Tension Headache
Date de dépôt:	04 avr. 2019 19:37
Dernière modification:	04 avr. 2019 19:37
Version du document déposé:	Version officielle de l'éditeur
URI:	https://depot-e.uqtr.ca/id/eprint/8633

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