Multimodal manual therapy vs. pharmacological care for management of tension type headache: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Conclusion Manual therapies were associated with moderate effectiveness at short term, but similar effectiveness at longer follow-up for reducing headache frequency, intensity and duration in tension type headache than pharmacological medical drug care. However, due to the heterogeneity of the interventions, these results should be considered with caution at this stage.

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Source: Cephalalgia - November 16, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Mesa-Jimenez, J. A., Lozano-Lopez, C., Angulo-Diaz-Parreno, S., Rodriguez-Fernandez, A. L., De-la-Hoz-Aizpurua, J. L., Fernandez-de-las-Penas, C. Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research