The Effect of Manual Therapy Versus Kinesio Taping on Tension-type Headache in Jouf University Female Students

Manual therapy group: will have manual therapy and relaxation training three times per week in addition to their medications as needed. Manual therapy will include stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, soft tissue manipulation in the form of myofascial release and deep friction massage, and postural correction.

Kinesio taping group: will have kinesio taping (KT), and relaxation exercises three times per week in addition to their medication as needed, One I-shaped tape was used to apply KT to the upper trapezius muscle that was 50 mm broad and 0.5 mm thick. The tape was measured from the acromion to the hairline in the back, and the upper trapezius fibers were stretched in the extended position, i.e., the cervical vertebrae were flexed to the opposite side and applied to the same side in the flexion and rotation positions. The band was secured to the acromion's insertion site in its first resting position. The muscle was lengthened, and the band was fixed with the initial skin shift, after which the band was fixed to the origin of the hairline from the muscle with a 10% stretch. The tape was massaged with the muscle in the extended position.

The control group will just receive relaxation exercises three times per week, in addition to their medications as needed.