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KMID : 0123520220290010011
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2022 Volume.29 No. 1 p.11 ~ p.17
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Immediate Effects of Combined Stretching Exercise and Therapeutic Ultrasound on the Muscles Around the Neck in Tension-type Headache Patients
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Heo Jae-Won
Park Sam-Heon
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to provide objective and basic data for an effective treatment method by examining changesin the mechanical properties of muscles and the degree of tenderness when a combination of stretching exercise andultrasound therapy is applied to patients with tension headaches.
Methods: The participants were classified into two groupsbased on the intervention received: the therapeutic ultrasound combined with suboccipital stretching (n=15, experimentalgroup) and infrared combined with suboccipital stretching (n=15, control group) groups. The intragroup differences inmechanical muscle properties and modified total tenderness score were compared and analyzed.
Results: The comparisonand analyses of the changes in muscle tone and stiffness revealed statistically significant intragroup decreases in the uppertrapezius and suboccipitalis in the experimental group. Similarly, the comparison and analyses of the changes in musclestiffness revealed statistically significant intragroup decreases in the upper trapezius in the control group.
Conclusion:Therapeutic ultrasound combined with suboccipitalis stretching effectively increased the flexibility of the muscles aroundthe cervical vertebrae and reduced muscle tension and stiffness in tension-type headache patients.
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KEYWORD
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Suboccipital muscle, Muscle stretching, Tension-type headache, Ultrasonic therapy
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