Clinical assessment of the deep cervical flexor muscles: the craniocervical flexion test

GA Jull, SP O'leary, DL Falla - Journal of manipulative and physiological …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) is a clinical test of the anatomical
action of the deep cervical flexor muscles, the longus capitis, and colli. It has evolved over …

Cervical musculoskeletal impairments in migraine and tension type headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Liang, O Galea, L Thomas, G Jull… - … Science and Practice, 2019 - Elsevier
Aims Neck pain is common in migraine and tension type headache (TTH). This review
aimed to examine the evidence for cervical musculoskeletal impairments in these …

Differentiating migraine, cervicogenic headache and asymptomatic individuals based on physical examination findings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Anarte-Lazo, GF Carvalho, A Schwarz… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2021 - Springer
Background Migraine and cervicogenic headache (CGH) are common headache disorders,
although the large overlap of symptoms between them makes differential diagnosis …

International consensus on the most useful physical examination tests used by physiotherapists for patients with headache: A Delphi study

K Luedtke, W Boissonnault, N Caspersen, R Castien… - Manual therapy, 2016 - Elsevier
Background A wide range of physical tests have been published for use in the assessment
of musculoskeletal dysfunction in patients with headache. Which tests are used depends on …

Head pain referral during examination of the neck in migraine and tension‐type headache

DH Watson, PD Drummond - … : The Journal of Head and Face …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective.—To investigate if and to what extent typical head pain can be reproduced in
tension‐type headache (TTH), migraine without aura sufferers, and controls when sustained …

Immediate effects of active cranio-cervical flexion exercise versus passive mobilisation of the upper cervical spine on pain and performance on the cranio-cervical …

E Lluch, J Schomacher, L Gizzi, F Petzke, D Seegar… - Manual therapy, 2014 - Elsevier
This study compared the immediate effects of an assisted plus active cranio-cervical flexion
exercise (exercise group) versus a passive mobilisation plus assisted cranio-cervical flexion …

Orofacial manual therapy improves cervical movement impairment associated with headache and features of temporomandibular dysfunction: a randomized …

H von Piekartz, T Hall - Manual therapy, 2013 - Elsevier
There is evidence that temporomandibular disorder (TMD) may be a contributing factor to
cervicogenic headache (CGH), in part because of the influence of dysfunction of the …

Neck pain associated with migraine does not necessarily reflect cervical musculoskeletal dysfunction

Z Liang, L Thomas, G Jull, J Minto… - … : The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify how frequently the neck pain associated with migraine presents with a
pattern of cervical musculoskeletal dysfunction akin to cervical musculoskeletal disorders …

A neuroscience perspective of physical treatment of headache and neck pain

R Castien, W De Hertogh - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The most prevalent primary headaches tension-type headache and migraine are frequently
associated with neck pain. A wide variety of treatment options is available for people with …

Effectiveness of therapeutic exercise for the management of cervicogenic headache: A systematic review

B Becher, C Lozano-Lopez… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The main aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the effectiveness of
therapeutic exercise for managing pain and disability in patients with cervicogenic …