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Table 1

Number of children with chronic tension type headache and healthy children (n) with muscle trigger points (trps) located in head and neck-shoulder musculature

Children with chronic tension type headache (CTTH)
Upper trapezius muscleSternocleidomastoid muscleTemporalis
Dominant sideNon dominant sideDominant sideNon dominant sideDominant sideNon dominant side
Active TrPs (n)10101363816
No TrPs (n)404037441234

Superficial masseter muscleSuperior oblique muscleLevator scapulae muscle
Dominant sideNon dominant sideDominant sideNon dominant sideDominant sideNon dominant side
Active TrPs (n)85141564
No TrPs (n)424536354446
Healthy control children
Upper trapezius muscleSternocleidomastoid muscleTemporalis
Dominant sideNon dominant sideDominant sideNon dominant sideDominant sideNon dominant side
Latent TrPs (n)001030
No TrPs (n)505049504750
Superficial masseter muscleSuperior oblique muscleLevator scapulae muscle
Dominant sideNon dominant sideDominant sideNon dominant sideDominant sideNon dominant side
Latent TrPs (n)104402
No TrPs (n)495046465048