The pressure pain thresholds of head and neck muscles of patients suffering from tension-type headache22), all female, ages ranged from 13 to 50 years(28.4±9.6) and 39 healthy controls, all female, ages ranged from 14 to years(24.4±9.2) were
recorded
by the electronic algometer (Electronic Alometer Type I, Somedic, Stckholm, Swenden).
@ES And the obtained results were as follows ;
@EN 1. The pressure pain thresholds of patient group were lower than those of controls in superior sternocleidomastoid muscle, middle sternoclecidomastoid muscle, and trapezius insertion muscle(p<0.01),.
2. The pressure pain thresholds of patient group were not different from those of controls in anterior temporal, middle temporal, posterior temporal, deep masseter, anterior masseter, inferior masseter, medial pterygoid, posterior digastric,
splenius
capitus and upper trapezius muscle(p>0.05).
3. Seventy-one percent of tension-type headache patients had more than one muscle, of which pressure pain threshold was lowered significantly(less than mean of control-1,5SD).
4. The pressure pain thresholds of head and neck muscles should be considered as a criterion for the diagnosis of tension-type headache.
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