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Neck pain is commonly associated with primary headaches: Study
Updated On: 01 December, 2023 10:40 AM IST | Chicago | ANI
The findings of the study support the role of neck muscles in the pathophysiology of primary headaches. Therefore, treatments that target the neck muscles could lead to a simultaneous relief of neck pain, as well as headache
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According to a study presented at the annual conference of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), researchers discovered empirical evidence of how the neck muscles are implicated in primary headaches. The discoveries may lead to better treatments. The distinct underlying causes of primary headaches are still not fully understood. The most common primary headaches are tension-type headaches and migraines.
"Our imaging approach provides first objective evidence for the very frequent involvement of the neck muscles in primary headaches, such as neck pain in migraine or tension-type headache, using the ability to quantify subtle inflammation within muscles," said Nico Sollmann, M.D., Ph.D., resident in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at University Hospital Ulm, and the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology at University Hospital Rechts der Isar in Munich, Germany. Tension-type headaches affect two out of every three adults in the U.S. People with tension-type headaches often feel a tightening in the head and mild to moderate dull pain on both sides of the head. While these headaches are typically associated with stress and muscle tension, their exact origin is not fully understood.
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