Table 2 Headache characteristics of participants with CeH (n = 18) and healthy controls (n = 18).

From: Spinal postural variability relates to biopsychosocial variables in patients with cervicogenic headache

Headache characteristics

CeH-group

Control-group

Headache duration, mean hours/episode (SD) [CI]

4.1 (1.6) [3.3; 4.9]

N/A

General headache intensity, mean VAS/episode (SD) [CI]

61 (14) [54.4; 67.4]

N/A

Headache-frequency, median days/month [IQR]

11 [10; 15.8]

N/A

Referred pain from the neck, n (%)

Yes

18 (100)

0

No

0

18 (100)

 

Pre

Post

p* (ES)

Pre

Post

Instantaneous headache-intensity

Mean NPRS (SD)

0.7 (1)

3.6 (2.1)

< 0.001 (0.89)

0

0

[CI]

[0.3; 1.2]

[2.6; 4.7]

   

Instantaneous neck-pain-intensity

Mean NPRS (SD)

0

3.6 (2.1)

< 0.0001 (1.71)

0

0

[CI]

0

[2.6; 4.7]

   
  1. n = number participants; SD = Standard deviation; CI = 95% Confidence interval; VAS = 100 mm Visual analogue Scale; NPRS = 11-point Numeric Pain Rating Scale; IQR = 25–75% Interquartile range; N/A = Not applicable; ES = Effect size; Pre = pre laptop-task; Post = post laptop-task; * = paired t test; Bold numbers = p < 0.05.
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