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Abstract
Background: Cervicogenic headache in one of the most common worldwide disorder affecting humans. It has a major on the society because of its associated morbidity and cost to society. Purpose: The present study was designed to compare between the classical physiotherapeutic management of cervicogenic headache and the addition of low power laser treatment and kinesio taping to it. The endpoints of comparison were the pain pressure threshold, the neck disability index and the forward head posture. Patients and methods: Forty five patients from both sexes with cervicogenic headache were randomly assigned to this study. Their age ranged between 30-40 years. The patients were divided into three equal groups, fifteen patients each. Patients in group A: (control group), received traditional physical therapy alone (PT), patients in group B: (first experimental group) received traditional physical therapy and low level laser therapy (PT+LLLT), patients in group C: (second experimental group), received traditional physical therapy and kinesio tape (PT+KT). Treatment was done three times per week for six weeks. Primary outcomes (pain pressure threshold measured by Electronic Digital algometer, forward head posture and neck disability index) were measured as baseline, prior to treatment (pre-test data) and after termination of the 6 weeks treatment program, (as a post-test measurement). Results: The obtained results showed a highly statistically significant improvement (P<0.01) in the three groups in pain pressure threshold, neck disability index and forward head posture. Conclusion: low level laser treatment and kinesio taping assist in improving the neck disability index, in increasing the pain pressure threshold in patients with cervicogenic headache. Kinesio taping improves forward head posture.