Effect of pulsed Electromagnetic field therapy on pain, thinking ability,and daily functioning in people with neck-related headaches

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinical Trials Registry - India
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Intervention1: Pulsed Electromagentic Field Therapy with conventional physiotherapy for cervicogenic headache: The PEMF therapy will be given with parameters 100 Hz and 0.6 mT for 20 mins over the neck region for 5 days a week and 3 weeks. Conventional physiotherapy management with neck isometrics, streching and postural correction exercises will be prescribed as home regime. Control Intervention1: Sham Pulsed Electromagentic Field Therapy with conventional physiotherapy for cervicogenic headache: Sham PEMF therapy will be given foe 20 mins over the neck region for 5 days a week and 3 weeks. Conventional physiotherapy management with neck isometrics, stretching and postural correction exercises will be prescribed as home regime. CONDITION: Health Condition 1: G448‐ Other specified headache syndromes PRIMARY OUTCOME: Headache disability index ; VAS scale ; The neck pain disability indexTimepoint: Pre and post intervention day 1 and day 21 SECONDARY OUTCOME: NILTimepoint: NIL INCLUSION CRITERIA: Adults aged 18‐60 years Cervicogenic headache duration more than 3 months diagnosed with ICF criteria Pain intensity more than 4 on VAS scale
Epistemonikos ID: 54f5fbc862ecb2c8f22ceff1a7fee106ccf5c0e5
First added on: Oct 08, 2026