Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients

ABSTRACT Background: Migraine is one of the most frequent and incapacitating headaches, with a high degree of impairment of balance control and postural stability. Objective: To investigate the effects of episodic and chronic migraine on postural balance through using static and dynamic balance te...

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Main Authors: Seyhan Dumanlidağ, Aysel Milanlioğlu
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2021-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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description ABSTRACT Background: Migraine is one of the most frequent and incapacitating headaches, with a high degree of impairment of balance control and postural stability. Objective: To investigate the effects of episodic and chronic migraine on postural balance through using static and dynamic balance tests. Methods: The study included 32 chronic and 36 episodic migraine patients and a control group of 36 healthy volunteers. Right/left single-leg static and dynamic balance tests were performed in each group with eyes open and closed using a posturographic balance platform (Techno-body Prokin). Results: No significant difference was found among episodic and chronic migraine patients and control subjects with regard to eyes-open and eyes-closed area values (eyes-open area values: p=0.559, p=0.414 and p=0.906; eyes-closed area values: p=0.740, p=0.241 and p=0.093, respectively). However, the area values were significantly higher in episodic and chronic migraine patients than in the control group, which indicates that migraine patients may have lower balance performance. Perimeter values were relatively higher which supports the idea that migraine patients have lower balance performance. Additionally, the average number of laps was significantly lower among migraine patients than in the control group, which also implies that migraine patients may have lower balance performance. Conclusion: Although no significant difference was detected between chronic and episodic migraine patients and the control group and between chronic and episodic migraine patients with regard to balance performance, chronic migraine patients seemed to have relatively lower performance than episodic migraine patients. Further studies with larger numbers of patients are needed, to investigate the relationship between these parameters and balance.
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spelling doaj-art-49315aa7a8a94f5d96e8eee882b1473e2025-08-20T02:17:47ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272021-06-0179539940610.1590/0004-282x-anp-2020-0319Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patientsSeyhan Dumanlidağhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3635-6001Aysel Milanlioğluhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1414-5417ABSTRACT Background: Migraine is one of the most frequent and incapacitating headaches, with a high degree of impairment of balance control and postural stability. Objective: To investigate the effects of episodic and chronic migraine on postural balance through using static and dynamic balance tests. Methods: The study included 32 chronic and 36 episodic migraine patients and a control group of 36 healthy volunteers. Right/left single-leg static and dynamic balance tests were performed in each group with eyes open and closed using a posturographic balance platform (Techno-body Prokin). Results: No significant difference was found among episodic and chronic migraine patients and control subjects with regard to eyes-open and eyes-closed area values (eyes-open area values: p=0.559, p=0.414 and p=0.906; eyes-closed area values: p=0.740, p=0.241 and p=0.093, respectively). However, the area values were significantly higher in episodic and chronic migraine patients than in the control group, which indicates that migraine patients may have lower balance performance. Perimeter values were relatively higher which supports the idea that migraine patients have lower balance performance. Additionally, the average number of laps was significantly lower among migraine patients than in the control group, which also implies that migraine patients may have lower balance performance. Conclusion: Although no significant difference was detected between chronic and episodic migraine patients and the control group and between chronic and episodic migraine patients with regard to balance performance, chronic migraine patients seemed to have relatively lower performance than episodic migraine patients. Further studies with larger numbers of patients are needed, to investigate the relationship between these parameters and balance.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000500399&tlng=enMigraine HeadachesPosture BalancePostural Control
spellingShingle Seyhan Dumanlidağ
Aysel Milanlioğlu
Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Migraine Headaches
Posture Balance
Postural Control
title Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients
title_full Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients
title_fullStr Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients
title_short Comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients
title_sort comparison of static and dynamic balance measurements among chronic and episodic migraine patients
topic Migraine Headaches
Posture Balance
Postural Control
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000500399&tlng=en
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