Influence of Migraine and of Migraine Aura on Balance and Mobility – A Controlled Study

Abstract

Aura negatively affects static balance and mobility in individuals with migraine. Dizziness is a prevalent symptom in this population.

Balance Impairments in Different Subgroups of Patients With Migraine

“…4 If the subject used glasses, they were instructed to perform the open-eye tasks wearing them and looking at a target positioned at a distance of approximately 2 m at eye level. 4 If the subject used glasses, they were instructed to perform the open-eye tasks wearing them and looking at a target positioned at a distance of approximately 2 m at eye level.…”

“…Patients with migraine often experience balance control impairments in addition to vestibular abnormalities, 1-3 presence of aura, 4,5 and subclinical ischemic-like lesions. 6,7 Along with the pain associated with the migraine episodes, balance control impairments may have a negative impact on patients' functional abilities.…”

“…[16][17][18] The extension of the subclinical ischemic-like lesions is not correlated with the subjects' age, 19 but rather shows a positive correlation with the presence of aura, 20,21 with disease duration, and with the frequency of pain episodes. 4 Among the abnormalities, deficits at the semi-static balance control, 2,5,[9][10][11]15,[23][24][25][26] changes of stability limits, 23,27 reduced gait and tandem gait velocities are reported. 4 Among the abnormalities, deficits at the semi-static balance control, 2,5,[9][10][11]15,[23][24][25][26] changes of stability limits, 23,27 reduced gait and tandem gait velocities are reported.…”

Migraine and dizziness

“…Young adults with migraine and in particular with migraine with aura performed worse in a series of postural tests [58]. Both vestibular migraine and migraine patients showed interictal abnormalities on a vestibular test battery, vestibular migraine patients twice as frequently as migraine patients [59].…”

Evaluation of postural stability in youth athletes: the relationship between two rating systems

“…The following covariates were included in the analysis and were selected due to prior literature suggesting an effect on postural control: sex [31], age [32], BMI [11], ankle injury history [33], knee injury history, [34] and migraine history [35]. …”