Physical activity and fitness in patients with headache disorders

International Journal of Sports Medicine
K NeusüssD Reimers

Abstract

Recent studies indicate that aerobic activities might reduce severity and/or frequency of migraine attacks. The present study was intended to investigate whether physical activities and fitness (aerobic endurance, flexibility, and muscle strength endurance) as well as body composition are different in patients with headache disorders and healthy control subjects. The study included 56 patients (aged 17-64 years) with headache disorders (migraine, tension-type, cluster, analgetics abuse, and other types of headache) and 145 age-matched volunteers without history of recurrent or chronic headache. A standardized questionnaire revealed similar self-esteem of physical activities in both groups. Objective physical fitness testing in a representative sample of 22 patients and 36 control subjects showed significantly reduced aerobic endurance in female and male patients as well as reduced flexibility in female patients as compared to control subjects, whereas muscle strength endurance was not significantly different between both groups. Female patients presented with a significantly higher total body fat as compared to control subjects. In conclusion, headache patients turned out to be less physically fit than control subjects. There w...Continue Reading

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