| The effects of exercise and exercise-related changes in blood nitric oxide level on migraine headache. | |
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PMID: 12971707 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of moderate aerobic exercise on migraine headache, to assess exercise-related changes in blood nitric oxide (NO) levels, and to examine the impact of such changes on migraine attacks. DESIGN: Controlled clinical trial. SETTING: School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. SUBJECTS: Forty women with general migraine attending the Neurology Department of the Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University. INTERVENTION: Patients were assigned alternately into two groups: exercise group undertaking 1 hour aerobic exercise three times weekly, and a control group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patients were assessed before and after treatment using three clinical scales--visual analogue scale for headache, Pain Disability Index and Quality of Life Scale--and chemiluminescence analysis for plasma nitric oxide. RESULTS: After the eight-week therapy period, patient complaints concerning the intensity, frequency and duration of pain had decreased significantly in both groups; however, visual analogue scale scoring showed better pain relief in the exercised group than in the controls (from 8.8 +/- 1.7 to 4.0 +/- 1.4 and from 8.5 +/- 0.8 to 7.0 +/- 0.9 respectively). Quality of life measures also revealed better migraine relief in the exercised women than in those who received medical treatment only. Blood NO rose significantly from pre- to post-therapy in the exercised group, but the change was not significant in the control group. CONCLUSION: The study showed that regular long-term aerobic exercise reduced migraine pain severity, frequency and duration possibly due to increased nitric oxide production. |
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Authors:
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S Osün Narin; L Pinar; D Erbas; V Oztürk; F Idiman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical rehabilitation Volume: 17 ISSN: 0269-2155 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Rehabil Publication Date: 2003 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-09-15 Completed Date: 2003-12-23 Revised Date: 2006-09-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8802181 Medline TA: Clin Rehabil Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 624-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey. selnur62@hotmail.com |
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Adult Exercise Therapy / methods* Female Humans Migraine Disorders / blood, rehabilitation* Nitric Oxide / blood* Pain / classification Pain Measurement Quality of Life* |
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10102-43-9/Nitric Oxide |
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