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Effect of resistance training on headache symptoms in adults:Secondary analysis of a RCT
- Source :
- Andersen, C H, Jensen, R H, Dalager, T, Zebis, M K, Sjøgaard, G & Andersen, L L 2017, ' Effect of resistance training on headache symptoms in adults : Secondary analysis of a RCT ', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 32, pp. 38-43 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.08.003, Andersen, C H, Jensen, R H, Dalager, T, Zebis, M, Sjøgaard, G & Andersen, L L 2017, ' Effect of resistance training on headache symptoms in adults : Secondary analysis of a RCT ', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 32, pp. 38-43 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.08.003
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: While strength training for the neck and shoulder muscles may be effective in reducing headache, the optimal combination of exercise frequency and duration is unknown. This study investigates the effect of different time-wise combinations of one weekly hour of strength training for the neck and shoulder muscles on headache frequency, intensity, and use of analgesics.METHODS: A total of 573 office workers were randomly allocated at the cluster-level to five groups; 3 × 20 min a week of minimally supervised (3MS), 1 × 60 (1WS), 3 × 20 (3WS) or 9 × 7 (9WS) min a week of supervised high-intensity strength training for 20 weeks, or to a reference group without training (REF). Headache frequency, intensity, and use of analgesics in relation to headache were determined by questionnaire at baseline and follow-up.RESULTS: The intention-to-treat analysis showed reduced headache frequency and intensity of approximately 50% in all training groups compared with REF at 20-week follow-up (P < 0.001). Use of analgesics was lower in the supervised training groups (1WS, 3WS and 9WS), but not in the group with minimal training supervision (3MS), compared with REF at follow-up.CONCLUSION: One hour of specific strength training - regardless of the distribution during the week - effectively reduced both headache frequency and intensity in office workers. Thus, a large time-wise flexibility exists when implementing specific strength training at the workplace. However, only supervised training led to a reduction in use of analgesics for headache.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Strength training
Workplace intervention
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Resistance Training/methods
Office workers
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Randomized controlled trial
Shoulder Pain
law
Neck pain
Secondary analysis
medicine
Humans
Muscle Strength
Muscle, Skeletal
Headache/therapy
Neck Pain
business.industry
Headache
Resistance training
Resistance Training
030229 sport sciences
Middle Aged
Neck Pain/therapy
Exercise Therapy/methods
Exercise Therapy
Intensity (physics)
Tension-type headache
Muscle, Skeletal/physiology
Physical therapy
Muscle Strength/physiology
Female
medicine.symptom
Shoulder Pain/therapy
business
Exercise frequency
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Specific strength training
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Andersen, C H, Jensen, R H, Dalager, T, Zebis, M K, Sjøgaard, G & Andersen, L L 2017, ' Effect of resistance training on headache symptoms in adults : Secondary analysis of a RCT ', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 32, pp. 38-43 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.08.003, Andersen, C H, Jensen, R H, Dalager, T, Zebis, M, Sjøgaard, G & Andersen, L L 2017, ' Effect of resistance training on headache symptoms in adults : Secondary analysis of a RCT ', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 32, pp. 38-43 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.08.003
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3fb4e1f3308c3dd74b9068a08359f75c