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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Is performance in goal oriented head movements altered in patients with tension type headache?

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

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 30 minutes to 7 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

 

Not attributable to another disorder

 

Experiencing at least 1 episode/month

Control subjects

No headache