This study was design to assess awareness and perception of physiotherapy among migraine sufferers and to examine its association with health-related quality of life among university students. This was a cross-sectional study including 132 university students aged 18–30 years with migraine, selected through convenience sampling. Migraine diagnosis was confirmed using the ICHD-3 criteria or a positive ID-Migraine screening test. Data were collected using the MINDS questionnaire, the Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS), and the SF-36 health survey. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 30, applying descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. Pearson correlation analysis showed statistically significant weak negative associations between SF-36 total scores and migraine characteristics. Quality of life was negatively correlated with the number of migraine attacks (r = ?0.205, p = 0.009), attack intensity (r = ?0.205, p = 0.009), medication intake (r = ?0.185, p = 0.017), and headache-related disability (r = ?0.155, p = 0.038). This study concludes that physiotherapy is significantly associated with improvement in migraine symptoms and overall quality of life among migraine sufferers.
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