Effectiveness of manual therapy in patients with tension-type headache. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Danilo Harudy KamonsekiErika Plonczynski LopesHedwig Aleida van der MeerLetícia Bojikian CalixtrePublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2020)
Manual therapy may have positive effects on pain intensity and frequency, but more studies are necessary to strengthen the evidence of the effects of manual therapy on subjects with tension-type headache.Implications for rehabilitationSoft tissue interventions and dry needling can be used to improve pain intensity and frequency in patients with tension type headache.High velocity and low amplitude thrust manipulations were not effective for improving pain intensity and frequency in patients with tension type headache.Manual therapy was not effective for improving the impact of headache in patients with tension type headache.