Comparison Of Positional Release Technique and Ischemic Pressure on Pain and Headache Disability in Cervicogenic Headache: Positional Release Technique and Ischemic Pressure on Pain and Headache Disability

Sidra  Munir; Sana  Hafeez; Ayesha  Arooj; Farwa  Asad; Farzana  Saqib; Asma  Rania

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.101

Authors

Sidra Munir Physiogic Physiotherapy Center, Lahore
Sana Hafeez Riphah College of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Lahore
Ayesha Arooj Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
Farwa Asad Clinical Physiotherapist Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
Farzana Saqib Senior Physiotherapist, Sports & spine Professionals, Lahore
Asma Rania Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.101

Keywords:

Positional release, Ischemic Compression, Cervicogenic headache, Sternocleidomastoid

Abstract

Cervicogenic headache may imitate those usually connected through essential headache problems. Objective: To determine the effects of ischemic compression and positional release procedure on pain and Headache Disability Index in Cervicogenic headache. Methods: Data were collected from Physiogic Physiotherapy Clinic Lahore, for 6 months. Quasi Experimental study was conducted on 18 patients of Cervicogenic headache. All were randomly allocated to ICT group and PRT group, both groups were treated for 12 sessions in 4 weeks. NPRS, HDI were used to measure the treatment effect before and after treatment of 12 sessions in 4 weeks. Data was analyzed by SPSS 21. Results: There were 9 (50.0%) participation with mean of 26.22 and SD 2.90 in group A and 9 (50.0%) participants with mean of 24.55 and SD 2.55 in group B. Across the gathering correlation of VAS, KOOS AND AKPS with mean difference and standard p value of pre and post treatment values and within group comparison of VAS, KOOS AND AKPS showed significant difference in Group A as compared to group B. Conclusions: Result showed that significant difference found between the mean values of both technique after treatment (Post-Treatment) in HDI & NPRS in the favor of PRT because there is more variation in mean of PRT as compared to IC technique.

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