TY - JOUR
T1 - Manual therapies for migraine
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Chaibi, Aleksander
AU - Tuchin, Peter J.
AU - Russell, Michael Bjørn
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10194-011-0296-6
DO - 10.1007/s10194-011-0296-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21298314
AN - SCOPUS:79958136277
SN - 1129-2369
VL - 12
SP - 127
EP - 133
JO - Journal of Headache and Pain
JF - Journal of Headache and Pain
IS - 2
ER -