Efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Pain Relief

Efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Pain Relief in Women With Migraine

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the contract-relax technique of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, and the static stretching exercise are effective in reducing the frequency, intensity and duration of headache and in improving the perception of quality of life in women with migraine.

This is an randomized clinical trial, double blind, comparing two interventions in women with migraine, whose diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18and 40 years
• Clinical diagnosis of migraine
• Participants with at least one day with acute migraine per month, with attacks lasting 4-72 hours.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Obesity type I, II or III, according to the classification of Body Mass Index.
• Pregnancy, lactation or both.
• Presence of meningitis, demyelinating diseases, cerebral aneurysm, intracranial hypertension, myopathies, myelopathy, fibromyalgia, symptomatic neck disc herniation, rheumatoid arthritis and history of tumors in the brain or spine.
• Participants who performed other manual therapeutic interventions or other physical therapy modalities in the head or neck during the survey period.
• Participants who have daily prophylactic medication for migraine.