Efeitos da diafibrólise percutânea aplicada à musculatura pericraniana na cefaleia crônica

Abstract

Introduction: Introduction: Headache is a frequent complaint and is linked to school and work absenteeism. Physical therapy intervention, especially with manual therapies, can be a good treatment option for people with chronic headache. Objective: To evaluate the effects of percutaneous diafibrolysis on pain, anxiety, sleep quality, and disability in people with chronic headache. Methodology: This is an almost experimental, descriptive, and quantitative study, carried out with 6 people between 22 and 30 years old. Participants were submitted to assessment before, soon after and 7 days after an application of percutaneous diafibrolysis in the cervical and face, using the modified forheadache Assessment Form to obtain specific information about the headache; Visual Analog Scale to obtain pain intensity; Beck Anxiety Inventory for the intensity of anxiety symptoms; Headache Impact Test to determine the impact of headache on the subject's functional capacity and; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to determine the sleep quality. In this study, a significance level of 5% (p≤0.05) was adopted. Results: The mean age of participants was 25.33 years (±2.87). We showed significant improvement in pain intensity (p<0.001), as well as anxiety and stress symptoms (p<0.050), however, there was no statistically significant improvement in the ability to perform functional activities (p<0.100) and quality of sleep (p<0.0167). Conclusion: We obtained improvement in pain intensity and symptoms of anxiety and stress, however, we did not identify evolution in the ability to perform functional activities and sleep quality.