Neck Muscles and Migraine
Research suggests neck muscle tenderness is connected to migraine
It is interesting to note that injecting tender neck muscles with trihexyphenidyl (used for muscle disorders and in managing the muscle tremors in Parkinson’s disease) prevented migraine attacks from occurring.
The authors suggested that neck muscle tenderness was closely connected to the migraine process!
Cheers
Dean
(Teramoto J. New therapy to prevent migraine attacks just before onset. Cephalalgia, 29 (Suppl. 1) (2009) 1–166)
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Consultant Headache & Migraine Physiotherapist; International Teacher; Director, The Headache Clinic & Watson Headache Institute; PhD Candidate Murdoch University, Western Australia; Adjunct Lecturer, Masters Program, Physiotherapy School, University of South Australia; MAppSc(Res) GradDipAdvManipTher
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