Table 2 Tenderness scores in people with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH)
Muscle/insertion | Mean total tenderness score (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Males (N = 64) | Females (N = 211) | |
M. frontalis | 0.5 (0.3-0.8) | 0.9 (0.8-1.1) |
M. temporalis | 0.6 (0.4-0.9) | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) |
M masseter | 1.4 (0.8-2.0) | 2.1 (1.9-2.3) |
M. pterygoideus lateralis | 1.0 (0.6-1.3) | 2.2 (2.0-2.5) |
Processus mastoideus | 1.1 (0.8-1.4) | 2.1 (1.9-2.3) |
M. sternocleidomastoideus | 2.8 (2.4-3.3) | 3.4 (3.2-3.7) |
M. trapezius | 2.4 (2.0-2.7) | 3.7 (3.2-4.1) |
Neck muscle insertion | 2.7 (2.2-3.1) | 3.8 (3.6-4.1) |
Cephalic tenderness score | 3.5 (2.5-4.4) | 6.5 (5.9-7.2) |
Neck tenderness score | 8.9 (7.6-10.1) | 13.0 (12.3-13.7) |
Total dxt. tenderness score | 6.1 (5.2-6.9) | 9.9 (9.2-10.5) |
Total sin. tenderness score | 6.3 (5.3-7.3) | 9.7 (9.0-10.3) |
Total tenderness score CTTH population | 12.3 (10.5-14.1) | 19.5 (18.3-20.7) |
Total tenderness score general population* | 7 (6-8) | 14 (13-15) |