THERAPEUTIC POSSIBILITIES OF MANUAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TENSION-TIPY HEADACHE

The article presents the research materials of the manual and drug treatment effect on the pericranial muscles in patients with chronic tension-type headache. The study involved 60 patients. Average age was Me 36 (24-50) years. Duration of treatment - 5 weeks. An analysis of the total tenderness score, total bioelecrtric activity of the pericranial muscles before and after the treatment course, was performed. Definitely, the manual treatment leads to a decrease the intensity of headache and bioelectrical activity of the pericranial muscles.