Kobus Magdalena, Żądzińska Elżbieta, Michaelides Marcos, Parpa Koulla
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland.
Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy Research Unit, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Brain Sci. 2022 Dec 12;12(12):1702. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12121702.
The vast majority of the research on acute post-traumatic incidents in athletes focuses on migraines. Physical exercise might reduce the frequency of migraines as well as trigger a migraine attack. The objectives of the study were to evaluate primary headache prevalence in professional young female soccer players and to assess whether headaches are related to physical performance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has considered the relationship between primary headaches and physical performance assessment. The research was conducted in 19 females aged 12-17 from a professional youth soccer academy. Players completed a questionnaire about health status and then performed laboratory physical tests (e.g., cardiopulmonary tests, countermovement and squat jumps, handgrip, sit-and-reach tests). Subsequently, players were separated into a headache group and a headache-free control group. In the analysed group, eight female players (42%) suffered from primary headaches. Among the performance parameters, a significant result was found in terms of flexibility. Females from the headache group had higher results in the sit-and-reach test than females from the control group ( = 0.029). Flexibility as well as mobility in migraine patients is an area with significant potential for further investigation, as little research has been conducted to date.
绝大多数关于运动员急性创伤后事件的研究都集中在偏头痛上。体育锻炼可能会降低偏头痛的发作频率，也可能引发偏头痛发作。本研究的目的是评估职业年轻女足运动员原发性头痛的患病率，并评估头痛是否与身体表现有关。据我们所知，这是第一项考虑原发性头痛与身体表现评估之间关系的研究。该研究针对一所职业青年足球学院的19名年龄在12至17岁之间的女性进行。球员们填写了一份关于健康状况的问卷，然后进行了实验室体能测试（如心肺测试、反向运动和深蹲跳、握力测试、坐位体前屈测试）。随后，球员们被分为头痛组和无头痛对照组。在分析的组中，八名女球员（42%）患有原发性头痛。在各项表现参数中，柔韧性方面有显著结果。头痛组女性在坐位体前屈测试中的成绩高于对照组女性（P = 0.029）。偏头痛患者的柔韧性和活动能力是一个有很大进一步研究潜力的领域，因为迄今为止相关研究很少。
