Upper crossed syndrome of muscle imbalance in adolescents with tension-type headache

© 2019, Media Sphera Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objective. To assess the efficacy of elastic kinesiotaping in the treatment of upper crossed syndrome of muscle imbalance (UCSMI) in adolescents with tension type headache (TTH). Material and methods. The authors examined 65 adolescents, aged 14—17 years, with TTH with trigger zones of the pericranial muscles (myogenic trigger zones — MTZ). UCSMI was identified in all patients. The method of elastic kinesiotaping was used for the treatment of UCSMI. A number of days with headache (HA), intensity of HA assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), pain threshold and pain tolerance threshold were evaluated. In the second stage of the study, patients were randomized into group A (33 adolescents, mean age 14.73±1.29 years, the number of days with HA 10.6±6.2, the intensity of HA 39.98±18.4 according to VAS); 2) group B (32 adolescents, mean age 13.59±2.27 years, the number of days with HA 12.4±4.5, the intensity of HA 44.8±18.8). For the next 28 days, patients of group A underwent elastic kinesio-taping, and patients of group B were taped with a medical non-elastic hypoallergenic patch (placebo). The third stage of the study included one month training. Results and conclusion. By the end of the study, a statically significant positive dynamics was noted (p