Efeitos da técnica CV-4 para o tratamento da enxaqueca

Abstract

Currently headache occupies second place as the most common pain complaint, reaching predominantly women. It is usually treated through pharmacotherapy, which sometimes proves to be less effective and has negative points such as high cost and side effects. Physical therapy plays an important role, through several resources, among them CV-4. To evaluate the effects of CV-4 for the treatment of migraine. This study had as target individuals, women between 18 and 35 years old and who had at least one monthly crisis in the last three consecutive months. The McGill Pain Questionnaire, Visual Analogue Scale (EVA), the Headache Impact Test Q uestionnaire (HIT-6) and the evaluation form were used as assessment instruments. A total of 24 participants were analyze, a total of 18 participants were excluded according to exclusion criteria, the rest were submitted to 10 interventions, the first one being an evaluation, followed by 8 CV-4interventions and ending with a reevaluation. The mean HIT-6 and MCGILL scores, pre-intervention score of 66.67 and 45.50, respectively, in the post-intervention score of HIT-6 and MCGILL were 59.83 and 46.50, respectively. The EVA presented a decrease in intensity, with averages of 8.00 pre-intervention and 5.00 post-intervention. In the t-test for paired samples, there was a significant difference between the means pre- and post-intervention in the HIT-6 and EVA questionnaire, in the number of migraine relief medications there were significant differences (p <0.005), frequency of migraines per month significant difference (p <0.05). The CV-4 technique is an effective, inexpensive and fast-applied tool for the treatment of migraine, that has shown good results.