Self-reported neck and shoulder pain in adolescents is associated with episodic and chronic migraine. (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Landgraf, Mirjam N; von Kries, Rüdiger; Heinen, Florian; Langhagen, Thyra; Straube, Andreas; Albers, Lucia
• Is Part Of: Cephalalgia. Volume 36:Number 8(2016)
• Page Start: 807
• Page End: 811
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: Adolescents -- headache -- migraine frequency -- neck pain -- shoulder pain; Headache -- Periodicals; 616.8491
• DOI: 10.1177/0333102415610875
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0333-1024

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to verify the association between self-reported neck/shoulder pain and migraine and to compare findings of chronic and episodic migraine in adolescents. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 601 secondary-school students filled in questionnaires about headache appearance, type and frequency, neck and shoulder pain and lifestyle factors. Results: The adjusted strength of the association between reported neck and shoulder pain and migraine (assessed in multinomial regression models) increased with the frequency of migraine: less than once a week (OR = 1.40; 95% CI = (0.85–2.30)), weekly (OR = 2.14; 95% CI = (1.42–3.24)), and at least 15 days/month (OR = 7.27; 95% CI = (3.42–15.44)). Conclusion: In adolescents the association between self-reported neck and shoulder pain and migraine is most pronounced in migraine with a high attack frequency.