Combination of acupuncture and medical training therapy on tension type headache: Results of a randomised controlled pilot study.

Joerg SchillerMatthias KarstTim KellnerWen ZhengDaniel NiedererLutz VogtIsabelle EckhardtFlorian BeissnerChristoph KorallusChristian SturmChristoph EgenChristoph GutenbrunnerMatthias Georg Fink

Published in: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache (2021)

In contrast to monotherapy, only the combination of acupuncture and medical training therapy was significantly superior in reduction of pain intensity compared to usual care.Trial registration: Registered on 11 February 2019. German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00016723.

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