Publications by authors named "Halime Arikan"
Background: The Headache Disability Questionnaire (HDQ) evaluates pain intensity, daily activities, work/school disruptions, and the impact on recreational activities. It was aimed to translate the HDQ into Turkish and evaluate its reliability and validity.
Methods: This study included 130 participants, consisting of 105 females and 25 males.
Effect of high voltage electrical stimulation in temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled trial.
Physiother Theory Pract
January 2025
Objective: To examine the effects of high voltage electrical stimulation (HVES) on pain intensity, maximum mouth opening (MMO), cervical mobility, head position, pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), bite force, joint sounds, and jaw muscle strength in individuals with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).
Methods: Thirty-four individuals with TMDs were randomly divided into the exercise group (EG) ( = 17) and the HVES group (HG) ( = 17). For 4 weeks, EG received exercise therapy alone, while HG received HVES (12 sessions in total, 3 days a week to anterior temporalis and masseter) in conjunction with exercise.
One of the treatment methods used in chronic migraine is OnabotulinumtoxinA. The effects of OnabotulinumtoxinA on headache intensity (HI) and number of monthly headache days (NMHD) in chronic migraine (CM) patients classified according to neck disability levels are unknown. Our aim was to investigate the effect of OnabotulinumtoxinA on the HI and the NMHD in individuals with CM with different levels of neck disability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pharmacological treatment is the primary approach in chronic migraine (CM), although non-drug interventions such as physical therapy are used as adjunct treatments. We aimed to review the efficacy of physical therapy and rehabilitation approaches for CM and their impact on quality of life (QoL) and disability.
Methods: This systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in adults with CM.
Purpose: Many assessment tools have been proposed for use in clinical practice and research on individuals with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). It aimed to translate the Fonseca Anamnestic Index into Turkish (FAI/T) and examine the responsiveness, reliability and validity of the FAI/T in this study.
Materials And Methods: Two hundred forty-nine individuals (207 female/42 male) with TMD were included in this study according to the RDC/TMD (muscle disorders, disc displacement, arthralgia and mixed disorders (muscle disorders and disc displacement)).
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- Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a common cause of pain on the outer side of the hip.
- The study focused on translating the VISA-G questionnaire into Turkish and assessing its reliability and validity among 108 participants with GTPS.
- Results showed the Turkish VISA-G had strong correlations with other established assessment tools and demonstrated excellent reliability, making it suitable for clinical and research use in Turkish-speaking populations with GTPS.
Purpose: To translate the Craniofacial Pain and Disability Inventory into Turkish (CF-PDI/T) and to examine its reliability and validity.
Materials And Methods: Cultural adaptation of CF-PDI/T was conducted according to international standards. The psychometric analyses included reliability by internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test/retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC); structural validity was evaluated with exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA); and construct validity was investigated by matching ( hypotheses) the CF-PDI/T with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia for Temporomandibular Disorders-12 (TSK-TMD-12), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI), and Jaw Functional Limitation Scale-20 (JFLS-20).
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- * Fifty young adults participated, and the study found CKCLEST demonstrated excellent reliability across test-retest, intra-rater, and inter-rater scenarios, with high intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs).
- * Additionally, CKCLEST showed moderate correlations with other physical performance tests, confirming it as a reliable and valid tool for evaluating lower extremity stability.