Test-retest repeatability of strength capacity, aerobic power and pericranial tenderness of neck and shoulder muscles in children - relevant for tension-type headache.

Summary, in English

Frequent or chronic tension-type headache in children is a prevalent and debilitating condition for the child, often leading to medication overuse. To explore the relationship between physical factors and tension-type headache in children, the quality of repeated measures was examined. The aim of the present study was to determine the test-retest repeatability of parameters determining isometric neck and shoulder strength and stability, aerobic power, and pericranial tenderness in children.

• Author: Birte Tornöe; Lars L Andersen; Jørgen H Skotte; Rigmor Jensen; Gunvor Gard; Liselotte Skov; Inger Hallström
• Department/s: Child and Family Health; Human Movement: health and rehabilitation
• Publishing year: 2013
• Language: English
• Pages: 643-651
• Publication/Series: Journal of Pain Research
• Volume: 6
• Full text: - 626 kB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24039446?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S46344
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Dove Medical Press Ltd.
• Topic: Neurology
• Status: Published
• Project: LUC3 - Lund University Child Centered Care
• Research group: Child and Family Health; Human Movement: health and rehabilitation
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1178-7090