Effect Of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Tension-Type Headache in Adolescent Females

Effect Of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Tension-Type Headache in Adolescent Females

Chronic headaches in adolescents can have consequences such as absence from school, inability to maintain social activities, and additional disorders such as anxiety, depression, problems sleeping, and reduced quality of life to investigates the efficacy shock wave diathermy on tension headaches in adolescent females

The prevalence of headaches increases with age, with a prevalence of 82% during adolescence. Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy could reduce the pain of myofascial pain syndrome by pain signal alteration, promoting angiogenesis and increasing perfusion in ischemic tissues induced by sensitization of nociceptors and muscle ischemia

Inclusion Criteria:

• Suffering from chronic tension headache (headaches occur 15 or more days a month for at least three months).
• Their age will range from 15 to 18 years.
• Having a sedentary lifestyle (A weekly physical activity of < 600 MET-minutes/ week in the international physical activity questionnaire)
• Having regular menstruation (28 to 34 days).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Using oral contraceptives or
• any hormonal treatment in the previous six months.