| PMC full text: | Published online 2011 Feb 27. doi: 10.1007/s10194-011-0316-6
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Table 2
Referred pain areas of myofascial trigger points in head and neck–shoulder muscles in children with chronic tension type headache and healthy control children (n = 50)
| Children with chronic tension type headache# | Healthy controls children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper trapezius | Dominant side (n = 10) | 32.5 ± 15.8 (21.8–39.2) | Dominant side (n = 0) | – |
| Non dominant side (n = 10) | 28.8 ± 18.1 (18.6–39.1) | Non dominant side (n = 0) | – | |
| Sternocleidomastoid | Dominant side (n = 13) | 27.1 ± 14.6 (16.1–38.2) | Dominant side (n = 1) | 12.2 |
| Non dominant side (n = 6) | 29.1 ± 14.9 (19.7–38.5) | Non dominant side (n = 0) | – | |
| Temporalis | Dominant side (n = 38) | 32.6 ± 16.9 (26.7–38.6) | Dominant side (n = 3) | 14.6 ± 8.1 (10.1–19.3) |
| Non dominant side (n = 16) | 31.1 ± 18.1 (25.4–36.9) | Non dominant side (n = 0) | – | |
| Superficial masseter | Dominant side (n = 8) | 22.9 ± 9.3 (14.4–31.5) | Dominant side (n = 1) | 3.4 |
| Non dominant side (n = 5) | 28.7 ± 12.9 (20.6–36.8) | Non dominant side (n = 0) | – | |
| Superior oblique | Dominant side (n = 14) | 38.2 ± 18.8 (26.9–49.4) | Dominant side (n = 4) | 25.4 ± 9.1 (15.2–35.6) |
| Non dominant side (n = 15) | 35.5 ± 14.4 (24.7–46.3) | Non dominant side (n = 4) | 26.6 ± 8.9 (18.5–34.7) | |
| Levator scapulae | Dominant side (n = 6) | 52.0 ± 11.5 (32.4–71.6) | Dominant side (n = 0) | – |
| Non dominant side (n = 4) | 55.1 ± 16.6 (29.7–70.4) | Non dominant side (n = 2) | 22.8 ± 6.1 (11.1–36.7) | |
| Suboccipital* | Bilateral (n = 10) | 75.4 ± 18.3 (64.2–86.6) | Bilateral (n = 1) | 16.2 |
#Significant differences between groups (P < 0.001)
* Significant differences with the remaining muscles (P < 0.001)