investigating the effect of pressure on the hugo point on the severity of a headache after head injury

Background: a headache is the most common post-traumatic complaint in patients. nurses can help to relieve the pain and to improve the quality of the care through non-pharmacological methods. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of pressure on hugo point on the severity of a headache after head injury. methods: in this clinical trial, 60 patients were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups after accessible sampling. at first, the severity of a headache was measured by visual analogue scale. in experimental group, the pressure was applied to hugo point for 2 minutes followed by rest for 2 minutes; this procedure was repeated for 7 times. during this period, the control group received only routine care. the patients' pain scores were measured again after the intervention. data analysis was performed using spss v.20 software. results: there was a significant difference between the scores of pain in the experimental group before and after the intervention (p <0.05), however, this difference was not significant in the control group. conclusion: considering the ease of performing and the safety of this method, it is suggested to be used as an effective method to reduce the headache in patients.