Application of a physiotherapeutic protocol for non-specific headache with muscle tension in students of a public university

troduction: Tension headaches represents 69% of cases, when chronic it compromises quality of life resulting in decreased concentration and performance, making university students a risk group due to academic activities. In addition to drug treatment, physiotherapy can be used as a conservative treatment. Objective: To analyze the effect of a physical therapyfor non-specific headache associated with muscle tension in students of a public university. Material and Methods: Quasi-experimental research, 24 physiotherapystudents with nonspecific headache at least once a week, associated with muscle tension were included. They underwent 10 sessions of physio-therapeutic protocol composed of techniques of manual therapy and thermotherapy, being evaluated by the Visual Analogue Scale of pain and a questionnaire on headache aspects. Results: The average age of the students was 21.12 ± 2.54 years, 22 women. After the protocol, 29.16% did not report a headache attack, of those who still had headache, the intensity of pain significantly reduced (p = 0.0002) and 72.8% of the students reported considerable improvement in aspects of daily life, however, one month after treatment 47% reported a decrease in the improvement obtained. Conclusion: The proposed treatment obtained positive results, however, the improvement was attenuated after one month, suggesting that the treatment should be associated with changes in habits and lifestyle.