Effectiveness of a neck stretching intervention on nurses’ primary headaches

Publié le 03 juillet 2015 • Catégorie(s) : Troubles musculo-squelettiques • Mot(s) clef(s) : personnel infirmier

Auteur    Li-Ying Lin
Auteur    Ruey-Hsia Wang
Volume    63
Numéro    3
Pages    100-106
Publication    Workplace Health & Safety
ISSN    2165-0799
Date    Mar 2015
Résumé    This study examined the effects of a neck stretching exercise intervention on nurses’ primary headaches. Using a pretest and posttest two-group design, a total of 60 female staff nurses employed by a medical center in Taiwan were selected by convenience sampling. Participants in the experimental group (N = 30) practiced neck stretching exercises while experiencing headaches. The participants in the control group (N = 30) managed their headaches as usual. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on headache intensity at baseline, and at 30 minutes and 1 hour after intervention. Decrease in headache intensity of the experimental group was significantly larger than that of the control group. Neck stretching exercises is an effective method for treating primary headaches.