The Effect of Specific Strength-Training on Tension-Type Headache in Children 9-17 Years
The Effect of Specific Strength-Training on Tension-Type Headache in Children 9-17 Years
This study aims at examining muscle strength capacity in neck and shoulder muscles in
 children and adolescents with and without tension-type headache, and furthermore examining
 the effect of a 10 week specific strength training programme for neck and shoulder muscles
 compared to a multi-disciplinary approach in 10 weeks.
Frequent and chronic tension type headache are the most frequent pain illnesses in children
 with a prevalence of 0.5-7,6%. Frequent or daily headache leads to constraints in the child's
 life in relation to school and social activities.

 The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are not yet fully examined. In several studies
 in adults and in children it is found that the shoulder muscles are tense and tender, but it
 is not known whether this phenomenon is primary or secondary to tension-type headache. A
 decrease in muscle capacity is furthermore found in studies. We therefore aim at examining
 parameters for muscle function in order to compare the differences between children with and
 without headache, and at examining the effect of a 10 week progressive specific strength
 training programme on headache compared to an in time comparable multidisciplinary
 intervention based on lifestyle counseling.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  primary tension-type headache with no more than one episode of migraine pr. month

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  post-trauma headache

 -  co-morbidity