Association Between Trapezius Muscle Stiffness and Headache Severity in Patients With Tension‐Type Headache
Increased trapezius muscle stiffness positively correlates with greater headache severity in TTH patients. Weakness and heavy eyelid sensation may serve as important clinical indicators of headache severity, offering potential insights for improved diagnosis and management.
Authors
- Eiichi Ishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9224-9767)
- Satoru Miyawaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6369-3391)
- Koichi Okamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4523-7514)
- Shöhei Iijima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2619-729X)
- Takuya Kawai
- Takuji Kono
- Yoichi Harada
- Toshitsugu Terakado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-1220)
- Yuta Sasaki
- Daisuke Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2965-2418)
- Kazutaka Toyoda
- Toru Hatayama
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Kajima Corporation (Japan) (JP)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- Hyogo Brain and Heart Center (JP)
- Institute of Applied Biochemistry (JP)
- Kokura Memorial Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Neurology
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.70393
- Primary Topic
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Tsukuba