14 March 2023: Clinical Research
Headache Characteristics in Chronic Neck Pain Patients with Loss of Cervical Lordosis: A Cross-Sectional Study Considering Cervicogenic Headache
Veysel Delen 1ABCDEFG* , Server İlter 2BCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939427
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939427
Table 2 Headache characteristics in patients with and without loss of cervical lordosis.
| Loss of cervical lordosis (n=38) | Normal cervical lordosis (n=38) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (n/month) | 13.32±10.67 (2–30) | 11.79±8.17 (1–30) | 0.749* |
| Attack duration (hours) | 5.72±8.12 (0.5–48) | 3.29±3.92 (0.5–24) | * |
| Severity (VAS) | 7.55±1.25 (5–10) | 7.36±1.28 (5–10) | 0.778* |
| Unilateral (n) | 20/18 | 23/15 | 0.644 |
| Occipital (n) | 34/4 | 33/5 | 1.000 |
| Temporal (n) | 26/12 | 30/8 | 0.435 |
| Frontal (n) | 25/13 | 23/15 | 0.812 |
| Orbital (n) | 22/16 | 15/23 | 0.168 |
| VAS – visual analog scale; * Mann-Whitney U test; Values were given as mean±SD (min.–max.) or number. | |||