Effectiveness of the Dry Needling Approach in Patients With Tension-Type Headache

Effectiveness of the Dry Needling Approach in Patients With Tension-Type Headache

Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial in which the treatment will be administered through 3 sessions of dry needling in the cervical, cranial, and facial musculature in patients with frequent and chronic tension-type headache.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a diagnosis of tension headache according to IHS

Exclusion Criteria:

• Documented major trauma through medical history in the cervical area and/or recent surgery.
• Pregnancy.
• Generalized pain.
• Inflammatory, hormonal, or neurological disorders.
• Tendon disorders in the upper extremities.
• Severe psychiatric illnesses.
• Inability to complete the form in Spanish.
• Having a pacemaker (due to the use of equipment with magnetic sensors).
• Specific contraindications to invasive or conservative physiotherapy (infection, fever, hypothyroidism, wounds in the puncture area, metal allergies, cancer, systemic diseases, or belonephobia).
• Having received physiotherapy treatment for the condition in the past month.