NCT06733896

SCM Muscle Released in Patients with Cervicogenic Headache

The Effectiveness of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Pressure Points in Patients with Cervicogenic Headache

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sternocleidomastoid syndrome is often characterized by referred pain in other areas. Like all muscles, the SCM can develop tight, and non-contracting bands called trigger points that can refer pain elsewhere. For the SCM, the trigger point referral areas are the eye and forehead, the back of the head (occiput), front of the neck, cheek, and side of the head. Trigger points can be treated by direct manual massage, dry needling, or platelet-poor plasma injection.

Detailed description

Cervicogenic headache is a specific type of headache that originates from the cervical spine and is typically chronic in nature. Diagnostic criteria for CGH have been established by the International Headache Society (IHS) and are cited extensively in the literature. Diagnosis of CGH through manual examination is a more recent practice. To our knowledge, no systematic review of manual diagnosis of CGH has been performed.

Conditions

• Cervicogenic Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	trigger point pressure	The midpoint of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with abundant nerve distribution and the onset and endpoint of the sternocleidomastoid muscle were used as acupoints, which can relieve localised muscle spasms and promote nerve nutrition.
OTHER	neck exercises	Manual Cervical Traction Technique and others

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2025-02-10
• Completion: 2025-02-10
• First posted: 2024-12-13
• Last updated: 2025-02-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia