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Human Studies

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Nov 17


Cephalalgia

Muscle endurance training of the neck triggers migraine attacks.

Authors

Carvalho GF, Luedtke K, Szikszay TM, Bevilaqua-Grossi D, May A
Cephalalgia. 2020 Nov 17:333102420970184.
PMID: 33200945.

Abstract

Most migraine patients report neck pain as part of their migraine symptomatology, but it is unknown whether triggering neck pain would induce migraine attacks. Our aim was to assess the occurrence of headache and/or neck pain after an endurance test of the neck muscles among migraineurs and controls.