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Frequency of headaches associated with the cervical spine and relationships with anthropometric, muscle performance, and recreational factors

  • Karen Grimmer
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    Reprint requests to Dr. Karen Grimmer, Senior Lecturer Director, Centre for Allied Health Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia, East Campus, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia, 5000.
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    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    Centre for Allied Health Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  • Leigh Blizzard
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    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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  • Terence Dwyer
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    Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90191-0
Frequency of headaches associated with the cervical spine and relationships with anthropometric, muscle performance, and recreational factors
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      Abstract

      Objective: To investigate headache specifically associated with the cervical spine, and factors associated with it.
      Design: Cross-sectional, population-based observational study.
      Setting: Two agriculturally based municipalities in southern Tasmania, Australia.
      Patients: Four hundred fifty adults were randomly selected from electoral rolls; after refusals and exclusions, 427 subjects participated.
      Outcome Measure: For analysis, subjects were divided into three groups: those who did not have a particular type of headache in the previous month, those reporting fewer than two headaches of this type for the month (occasional headache), and those reporting two or more (frequent) headaches of this type in the month.
      Study Factors: Information collected by questionnaire and by objective measurement on anthropometric and functional measurements, wearing glasses or dentures, usual occupation, and usual recreational activities.
      Results: The monthly prevalence of frequent headaches associated with the cervical spine was 28.3% (95% confidence interval [ci], 24.2–32.9), and another 35.4% (30.9–40.1) of subjects had these headaches occasionally. The frequency of headache occurrence was associated with a difference between front and back neck length of 2 cm or more. Occasional participation in recreational sport by men and wearing glasses by women were significant predictors of headache.
      Conclusion: Headaches of this type were more frequent in subjects with a long anterior neck length relative to their posterior neck length, particularly if they occasionally participated in recreational sports (men) or wore glasses (women).
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      Accepted: November 24, 1998
      Received: May 13, 1998

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      ☆No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefi upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90191-0

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