Neck Pain- and Unsteadiness-Inducing Activities and their Relationship to the Presence, Intensity, Frequency, and Disability of Headaches

(1) Background: Headache is a significant public health problem. Despite the association between headache and neck pain, little is known about the relationships among specific activities that generate neck pain and headache. The aim of this study was to identify the specific activities that result i...

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Published in:Brain sciences 2020-07, Vol.10 (7), p.425
Main Authors: Rodriguez-Almagro, Daniel, Achalandabaso-Ochoa, Alexander, Molina-Ortega, Francisco Javier, Obrero-Gaitan, Esteban, Ibanez-Vera, Alfonso Javier, Lomas-Vega, Rafael
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Language:English
Subjects:
Complications and side effects
Demography
disability
Distribution
Gender
Headache
Headaches
Neck
Neck pain
Pain
Public health
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Sleep
Smoking
Sociodemographics
University students
unsteadiness
Variables
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Summary:(1) Background: Headache is a significant public health problem. Despite the association between headache and neck pain, little is known about the relationships among specific activities that generate neck pain and headache. The aim of this study was to identify the specific activities that result in neck pain and unsteadiness, and determine how they are linked to headache in university students. (2) Methods: One hundred and six patients with physician-diagnosed headache and 92 healthy university students completed surveys assessing demographics; the presence, frequency, intensity, and disability of headaches; and activities generating neck pain and unsteadiness. (3) Results: The presence of headache was related to female gender (p = 0.001), neck pain when reading or watching television (p = 0.024), and unsteadiness when moving the head (p = 0.005). Headache-related disability was associated with intensity of neck pain (p < 0.001), neck pain when reading or watching television (p = 0.033), and stumbling (p < 0.001). Headache frequency was related to smoking (p = 0.004), the duration of neck pain-associated symptoms (p = 0.047), and neck pain when driving (p = 0.039). Intensity of headache was associated with female gender (p = 0.002), smoking (p = 0.013), and neck pain-related sleep alterations (p = 0.024). (4) Conclusions: Female gender, smoking, neck pain, and unsteadiness when moving the head are factors related to headache in university students.
ISSN:2076-3425
2076-3425
DOI:10.3390/brainsci10070425