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A Pilot Analysis on the Efficacy of Multiple Trigger-Point Saline Injections in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Retrospective Observational Study
This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of new targeted trigger-point injections (TPIs) using isotonic saline in patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). Of 121 patients with headache who were retrospectively reviewed, 19 were included in this study and were categorized into two grou...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502468/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36143074 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11185428 |
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author | Cho, Sung-Cheol Kwon, Dong-Rak Seong, Jeong-Won Kim, Yuntae Özçakar, Levent |
author_facet | Cho, Sung-Cheol Kwon, Dong-Rak Seong, Jeong-Won Kim, Yuntae Özçakar, Levent |
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description | This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of new targeted trigger-point injections (TPIs) using isotonic saline in patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). Of 121 patients with headache who were retrospectively reviewed, 19 were included in this study and were categorized into two groups: those who received TPIs more than four times (group 1); and those who received TPIs less than, or equal to, four times (group 2). The patients received ultrasound-guided isotonic saline injections into the active trigger points once weekly. The primary outcome was an effect on headache intensity, determined using the visual analog scale (VAS), whereas the secondary outcome was an effect on quality of life, evaluated using the Henry Ford Hospital Headache Disability Inventory (HDI). The mean symptom duration of the 19 patients (11 men and 8 women; mean age, 52.5 years; and range, 23–81 years) was 16 months. The most frequently injected muscle was the splenius capitis. Patient demographics were similar between the two groups (p > 0.05). Simple linear regression revealed that symptom duration (p = 0.001) and baseline VAS score (p = 0.009) were significantly associated with the number of injections. At one month after the first injection, the mean VAS and HDI scores in group 2 were significantly lower than those in group 1 (p < 0.05), whereas the scores significantly decreased immediately after the last injection in both groups (p < 0.05). No adverse effects were reported in any patient. Our results indicate that the administration of new targeted TPIs using isotonic saline into the head and neck muscles of patients with CTTH can effectively relieve headache intensity and safely improve their quality of life. |
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spelling | pubmed-95024682022-09-24 A Pilot Analysis on the Efficacy of Multiple Trigger-Point Saline Injections in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Retrospective Observational Study Cho, Sung-Cheol Kwon, Dong-Rak Seong, Jeong-Won Kim, Yuntae Özçakar, Levent J Clin Med Article This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of new targeted trigger-point injections (TPIs) using isotonic saline in patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). Of 121 patients with headache who were retrospectively reviewed, 19 were included in this study and were categorized into two groups: those who received TPIs more than four times (group 1); and those who received TPIs less than, or equal to, four times (group 2). The patients received ultrasound-guided isotonic saline injections into the active trigger points once weekly. The primary outcome was an effect on headache intensity, determined using the visual analog scale (VAS), whereas the secondary outcome was an effect on quality of life, evaluated using the Henry Ford Hospital Headache Disability Inventory (HDI). The mean symptom duration of the 19 patients (11 men and 8 women; mean age, 52.5 years; and range, 23–81 years) was 16 months. The most frequently injected muscle was the splenius capitis. Patient demographics were similar between the two groups (p > 0.05). Simple linear regression revealed that symptom duration (p = 0.001) and baseline VAS score (p = 0.009) were significantly associated with the number of injections. At one month after the first injection, the mean VAS and HDI scores in group 2 were significantly lower than those in group 1 (p < 0.05), whereas the scores significantly decreased immediately after the last injection in both groups (p < 0.05). No adverse effects were reported in any patient. Our results indicate that the administration of new targeted TPIs using isotonic saline into the head and neck muscles of patients with CTTH can effectively relieve headache intensity and safely improve their quality of life. MDPI 2022-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9502468/ /pubmed/36143074 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11185428 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Cho, Sung-Cheol Kwon, Dong-Rak Seong, Jeong-Won Kim, Yuntae Özçakar, Levent A Pilot Analysis on the Efficacy of Multiple Trigger-Point Saline Injections in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Retrospective Observational Study |
title | A Pilot Analysis on the Efficacy of Multiple Trigger-Point Saline Injections in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Retrospective Observational Study |
title_full | A Pilot Analysis on the Efficacy of Multiple Trigger-Point Saline Injections in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Retrospective Observational Study |
title_fullStr | A Pilot Analysis on the Efficacy of Multiple Trigger-Point Saline Injections in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Retrospective Observational Study |
title_full_unstemmed | A Pilot Analysis on the Efficacy of Multiple Trigger-Point Saline Injections in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Retrospective Observational Study |
title_short | A Pilot Analysis on the Efficacy of Multiple Trigger-Point Saline Injections in Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Retrospective Observational Study |
title_sort | pilot analysis on the efficacy of multiple trigger-point saline injections in chronic tension-type headache: a retrospective observational study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502468/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36143074 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11185428 |
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