Physiotherapy Intervention for Migraine Symptoms
Migraine
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Migraine focused on measuring Migraine symptoms, Aerobic exercise, Biofeedback training, University students
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Undergraduate, and postgraduate students from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 4 of 5 on the Migraine Screen Questionnaire Exclusion Criteria: Score of more than or equal to 5 on the visual aura rating scale, Diagnosed to have a secondary headache (headache attributed to the causative disorder example: infection, trauma, injury to head/ or neck) Pregnancy, Took medication for neurological conditions like stroke, multiple sclerosis and took medications for cardiorespiratory conditions like asthma, Took medications for headache and Unwilling to participate will be excluded
Sites / Locations
- UTARRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Aerobic training
Biofeedback training
Waitlist Control group
Participants in the aerobic group will undergo a training that includes walking, static bicycle, and neck exercise. The participants start the session with a warm-up for 5 minutes followed by 30 minutes of aerobic exercise and end with 5 minutes of cool-down exercise. 40 minutes/ session, 3 times per week for 6 weeks.
Participants in this group will undergo an electromyography (EMG) biofeedback training for trapezius and frontalis using rose for relaxation 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Each session will be for 30 minutes with a 5-minute resting period between each muscle session.
The control group will receive the patient education sheet with the basic information about migraine in terms of symptoms, triggers, and prevention tips. This group is also called as "waitlist control group" who will receive intervention after the active treatment group.