Manual therapies for migraine: a systematic review

The Journal of Headache and Pain

Review Article

Peter J. Tuchin¹  Aleksander Chaibi²  Michael Bjørn Russell³ 

[1] Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Head and Neck Research Group, Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, 1478, Lørenskog, Norway;Head and Neck Research Group, Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, 1478, Lørenskog, Norway;Institute of Clinical Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo, 1474 Nordbyhagen, Norway;

关键词: Manual therapies;    Massage;    Physiotherapy;    Chiropractic;    Migraine;    Treatment;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s10194-011-0296-6

 received in 2010-11-04, accepted in 2011-01-14,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Migraine occurs in about 15% of the general population. Migraine is usually managed by medication, but some patients do not tolerate migraine medication due to side effects or prefer to avoid medication for other reasons. Non-pharmacological management is an alternative treatment option. We systematically reviewed randomized clinical trials (RCTs) on manual therapies for migraine. The RCTs suggest that massage therapy, physiotherapy, relaxation and chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy might be equally effective as propranolol and topiramate in the prophylactic management of migraine. However, the evaluated RCTs had many methodological shortcomings. Therefore, any firm conclusion will require future, well-conducted RCTs on manual therapies for migraine.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2011