From: Is performance in goal oriented head movements altered in patients with tension type headache?
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Tension-type headache subjects | Rheumatoid arthritis |
Fulfilling criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS) for TTH: | Impairment of vestibular system |
Visual impairment | |
Headache lasting from 30Â minutes to 7Â days | Hearing impairment |
Headache has at least two of the following characteristics: | Other types of headache |
1. bilateral location | Present episode of headache |
2. pressing/tightening (non-pulsating) quality | Neck pain as main complaint |
3. mild or moderate intensity | Neck trauma |
4. not aggravated by routine physical activity such as walking or climbing stairs | Active site of pain |
Both of the following: | Chronic pain syndrome |
1. no nausea or vomiting (anorexia may occur) | Whiplash associated disorders |
2. no more than one of photophobia or phonophobia | Â |
Not attributable to another disorder | Â |
Experiencing at least 1 episode/month | |
Control subjects | |
No headache |