The Effects of Transcutaneous Occipital Nerve Stimulation and Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Patients With Chronic Migraine

Effects of Transcutaneous Occipital Nerve Stimulation and Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Chronic Migraine

In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of two different treatments applied to the neck region, which have been popular in recent years, on migraine.The study included 45 female patients aged 20-50 years with migraine complaints. The patients were divided into 3 randomized groups: control group (n=15), Instrument-Assisted Soft tissue Mobilization (EDYDM) group (n=15) and on Occipital nerve TENS (OTES) group(n=15).Each group was given home exercise to their treatment. Home exercises applied 1 time per day for 5 weeks. Each exercise in the exercise program was performed with 10 repetitions

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be between the ages of 20-50
• International Classification of headache disorders, Third Edition (beta), using the criteria to be diagnosed with migraine without aura,
• migraine with a history of being at least an annual,
• VAS neck pain to be on Level 4,
• the hit-6 score is greater than 56

Exclusion Criteria:

• receiving pharmacological or non-pharmacological treatment regularly in the last three months,
• using a pacemaker,
• being an epileptic or severely psychiatric patient,
• conducting a surgical operation from the neck region,
• cervical disc degeneration or prolapse, the presence of different diagnoses of headaches