Resistance training reduces pain indices and improves quality of life and body strength in women with migraine disorders

The benefits of resistance training (RT) for migraineurs appears to be lacking although beneficial aerobic have been shown in previous studies. aim the current study, therefore, is investigate influence RT on migraine headache indices, upper and lower-body strength, quality life (QOL) women with disorders. Twenty female patients who were referred by a neurologist randomly assigned two groups including group (n = 10) control (CON) 10). protocol consisted 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, 45–60 min session. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain diary utilized measure subjects’ indices duration, severity, frequency within 48 h pre- post-training protocol. Patients Control refrained from regular exercise during this study. muscular strength measured Headache Impact Tests (HIT) one-repetition maximum (1RM) test, respectively, resulted significant decrease (headache intensity, frequency, duration) (p 0.02, p 0.001, 0.04, respectivetly). Increased chest leg significantly 0.001 all) also showed after 8-week However, there not any differences between considering, BMI waist-hip ratio (WHR) executing > 0.05). Based results study that mainly had positive trend, it could state special consideration probably an alternative therapy or augmentative complement established interventions treatment.