Effects of Myofascial Release and Posture Correction Exercise on the Neck Movement and the Quality of Sleep in Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headaches

• Published in: Journal of international academy of physical therapy research Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 1897 - 1902
• Main Author: Cho, Sunghak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Suboccipital muscle; Sleep quality; Exercise; Active trigger point; Myofascial release; Chronic tension-type headache

Background: Tension-type headaches, which make up the highest proportion of headaches, are prone to develop into chronic tension-type headaches (CTTH). The characteristic of CTTH in patients is that the active myofascial trigger point (ATrP) which causes pain in the muscles of the back of the head i...