The purpose of the study is to explore the effectiveness of Suboccipital muscle inhibition technique vs Rocabado exercises on cervicogenic headache. A randomized control trial was conducted at National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Alees Medical Centre Islamabad. The sample size was 40 calculated through G-power 3.1. The participants were divided into two interventional groups each having 20 participants. The study duration was six months. Sampling technique applied was non-probability purposive sampling for recruitment and group randomization using flip coin method. Only 20 to 50 years participants with chronic cervicogenic headache were included in the study. Tools used in this study are Digital Inclinometer, Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Romberg Test and HIT-6 Questionnaire. Data was collected at baseline, and at the end of 2nd week. Data analyzed through SPSS version 27.
Age range
20 Years – 50 Years
Sex
ALL
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Changes from baseline in Numeric Pain Rating Scale
Timeframe: 2nd week