THE EFFECT OF BODY AWARENESS THERAPY AND AEROBIC EXERCISES ON PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE PATIENTS WITH TENSION TYPE HEADACHE

Authors

  • Meral Sertel
  • YeÅŸim Bakar
  • Tülay Tarsuslu ÅžimÅŸek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21010/ajtcam.v14i2.31

Keywords:

Tension-type headache, aerobic exercise, body awareness therapy, quality of life.

Abstract

Abstract Background: This study is to investigate the effect of Body Awareness Therapy (BAT) and Aerobic Exercises on pain and quality of life in patients with Tension-Type Headache (TTH). Materials and Method: Sixty individuals with TTH diagnosis who referred Neurologist were incorporated into study. The individuals were randomly grouped into 3 as BAT (n=20), aerobic exercise (n=20) and control group (n=20). Pain severity of the individuals was evaluated by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and pain diary, disability with ache; by Pain Disability Index (PDI) and Headache Impact Tests (HIT) and quality of life was evaluated by SF-36. Subsequent to first assessments, 3 sessions of 60 minutes per week throughout 6 weeks totally. Results: When the groups were compared at the end of the study, a significant decrease was observed in VAS, PDI and HIT values in the individuals in the BAT and aerobic exercise groups. With the individuals in group BAT and aerobic exercise all parameters of quality of life were observed to be increased significantly. Conclusion: BAT and aerobic exercise programs to be applied on TTH patients were concluded to be important in decreasing the pain, in increasing the quality of life and in reducing pain-related daily constraints of the individuals.

Author Biography

Meral Sertel

Drug Research & Production Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Published

2017-01-13

How to Cite

Sertel, M., Bakar, Y., & ÅžimÅŸek, T. T. (2017). THE EFFECT OF BODY AWARENESS THERAPY AND AEROBIC EXERCISES ON PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE PATIENTS WITH TENSION TYPE HEADACHE. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 14(2), 288–310. https://doi.org/10.21010/ajtcam.v14i2.31

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Research Papers

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