Abstract

Background and Aim: The overall aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of upper quadrilateral training on chronic middle-age men's headache.

Materials and Methods: The research method was semi-experimental and research design was pre-test and post-test. The statistical population of the study included all middle-aged men with tension headache referring to health centers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The sample consisted of 6 subjects who were selected from among those referring to health centers. The criteria for entry into the study included: confirmation of the criteria for chronic tension headache by a neurologist and having a range of 40- 55 years. Information about the severity and frequency of headache and drug consumption in both groups before and after the exercise were assessed by a self-assessment questionnaire. Subjects' sleep quality was assessed in two stages: pre-test and post-test using the Pentecostal sleep quality questionnaire. Became

Results: T-test results (at the level of error of α = 0.05) showed that eight weeks of upper quadrilateral training on the severity and duration of chronic tension headache and also the reduction in the dose of analgesics and ultimately the sleep quality of people with tension-type headache Chronic effects had a positive effect (p <0.001).

Conclusion: The results of the study suggest that occupational therapists use upper quadrant physical exercises to improve the patient's cold pain.