Exercise and Manual Therapy for the Treatment of Primary Headache: An Umbrella and Mapping Review.

Clovis Varangot-Reille Luis Suso-MartíValentin DubuisFerran Cuenca-MartínezMaría Blanco-DíazCristina Salar-AndreuJose CasañaJoaquín Calatayud

Published in: Physical therapy (2022)

Exercise could be an effective treatment in patients with primary headache. Manual therapy showed limited evidence to reduce pain intensity in patients with tension-type headache. It is not possible to establish a preferential exercise protocol or MT program, so psychosocial and behavioral variables need to be considered in future studies.

Keyphrases

high intensity
physical activity
resistance training
chronic pain
pain management
current status
combination therapy
mesenchymal stem cells
spinal cord