Occipital Neuralgia

a noninvasive therapeutic approach

Authors

  • Pablo Jesús López-Soto Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Grupo Cuidados enfermeros integrales, Perspectiva multidisciplinar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1046-6686
  • José Miguel Bretones-García Centro de Ergodinámica Córdoba
  • Verónica Arroyo-García Centro de Ergodinámica Córdoba
  • Margarita García-Ruiz Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía
  • Eduardo Sánchez-Ossorio Centro Ergodinámica Barcelona
  • María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Grupo Cuidados enfermeros integrales, Perspectiva multidisciplinar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2621.3067

Keywords:

Neuralgia, Therapeutics, Foot Orthoses, Gait, Pain, Pain Management

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the application of a noninvasive intervention consisting of a postural modification using personalized models and osteopathy in people with occipital neuralgia. Method: retrospective study of the intervention performed in adult population with occipital neuralgia, consisting of postural modification using personalized plantar orthoses and osteopathy, in a study period of four years. The observed variables were: persistence of headache, alignment of the axes, plantar support, center of gravity and center of mass; medical interview data, visual analogue scale, Win-Track gait analysis system and Kinovea software for video analysis (clinical assessment instruments used). Results: a total of 34 records of people with occipital neuralgia were studied. A fraction of 58.8% of the patients reported improvement after the intervention. The visual analogue scale data were provided for 64.7% of the records and significant differences (p <0.001) between the means before (8.4 ± 1.7) and after the intervention (2.6 ± 2.7) were found. Conclusion: postural modification using personalized orthoses and osteopathy substantially improves the symptomatology of patients with occipital neuralgia.

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Published

2019-03-25

Issue

Vol. 26 (2018)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Occipital Neuralgia: a noninvasive therapeutic approach. (2019). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 26, e3067. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2621.3067