Efficacy of Fascia Exercises in Migraine Patients
Condition: Migraine
MeSH terms: Migraine Disorders
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Migraine, which is characterized by attacks and many accompanying symptoms, negatively
      affects the quality of life of patients. Although different methods have been tried for
      migraine, there is no definitive treatment approach yet. The aim of this study is to examine
      the effect of fascia exercises as a new approach on the symptoms and complaints of migraine
      patients.

      The study was completed with 30 volunteer migraine patients. Participants were divided into
      two groups in a randomized controlled manner. While head-neck and breathing exercises were
      applied to the control group, fascial pattern exercises were performed in the study group in
      addition to these exercises. This protocol was applied 2 days a week for 6 weeks. Pain
      intensity, quality of life and sleep, heart rate changes, depression and anxiety levels and
      satisfaction levels were evaluated before and after the treatment.

      Fascial pattern exercises are an effective approach on the symptoms and complaints of
      migraine patients and can be adopted as a complementary application in migraine treatment.
      Since this is the first study in this field, it needs to be supported by other studies in
      order to increase the provability of the effectiveness of the exercises.
    

Detailed description: 
      Migraine, which is characterized by attacks and many accompanying symptoms, negatively
      affects the quality of life of patients. Although different methods have been tried for
      migraine, there is no definitive treatment approach yet. The aim of this study is to examine
      the effect of fascia exercises as a new approach on the symptoms and complaints of migraine
      patients.

      The study was completed with 30 volunteer migraine patients. Participants were divided into
      two groups in a randomized controlled manner. While head-neck and breathing exercises were
      applied to the control group, fascial pattern exercises were performed in the study group in
      addition to these exercises. This protocol was applied 2 days a week for 6 weeks. Pain
      intensity, quality of life and sleep, heart rate changes, depression and anxiety levels and
      satisfaction levels were evaluated before and after the treatment.

      Demographic and descriptive characteristics of the participants were similar (p>0.05). In
      both groups, the number of attacks, duration of attacks, pain intensity, migraine-related
      disability and anxiety levels decreased and sleep quality improved after treatment (p<0.05).
      There was no significant difference in heart rate change parameters within and between the
      groups (p>0.05). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of treatment
      efficacy (p>0.05). Patient satisfaction was higher in the fascia exercises group (p<0.05).

      Fascial pattern exercises are an effective approach on the symptoms and complaints of
      migraine patients and can be adopted as a complementary application in migraine treatment.
      Since this is the first study in this field, it needs to be supported by other studies in
      order to increase the provability of the effectiveness of the exercises.
    

Intervention name(s): Fascia exercises; Conventional physiotherapy and breathing exercises
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Fascia exercises are slow and calm movements similar to yoga performed by the person herself/himself.; Head and neck exercises and breathing exercises
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: dual parallel group design
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: migraine; pain; exercise; fascia