Shailendra Mehta¹* and Ronita Soni²

¹Professor and Principal, Department of Physiotherapy, JRNRV, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Physiotherapy, JRNRV, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

*Corresponding Author: Shailendra Mehta, Professor and Principal, Department of Physiotherapy, JRNRV, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Received: April 09, 2025; Published: April 29, 2025

Abstract

Headache is the utmost common type of pain, affecting 66% of the worldwide population [1]. In India prevalence of problem is 63.9%. Females are found to be more affected 74.3% than males (32.6%) [2]. As a result, it is a severe health issue that affects both quality of life and productivity of work. A tension headache is the most common type of problem. It is pain or uneasiness in the head, scalp, or neck, and is often associated with muscle tension in these areas,neck and scalp muscles become tense or contract; contractions possibly be a result of stress, depression, head injury, or anxiety. A definite disc protrusion was responsible for cervical radiculopathy in 21.9% of patients; 68.4% were related to spondylosis or both. Radiculopathy accompanied with headache is the key concern in most of patients.[3]Mobilisation of nervous system has recently developed an as an adjunct to assessment and management of pain. Themain aspect of this approach is the healthy mechanics of nervous system allows pain free posture and movement to be achieved. However , in the presence of pathomechanics of neural tissue symptoms may be triggered by during daily events. The neural mobilization move the neural tissue in order to gain mobility and their sensitivity to mechanical stress in order to improve their mechanical and physiological function [4]. Keywords: Neural Mobilization; Quality; Life; Patients; Tension Headache

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Citation

Citation: Shailendra Mehta and Ronita Soni. “Effects of Neural Mobilization on Quality of Life of Patients with Primary Tension Headache”. Acta Scientific Neurology 8.5 (2025): 35-42.

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