Clinical effectiveness of osteopathic treatment in chronic migraine: 3-Armed randomized controlled trial

Highlights • Osteopathic manipulative treatment is effective in improving quality of life in migraine patients as compared to sham therapy and usual care. • The use of 8 osteopathic sessions over a 6-month period significantly reduced the use of drugs, pain and disability. • Osteopathic treatment mi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Complementary therapies in medicine 2015-04, Vol.23 (2), p.149-156
Hauptverfasser: Cerritelli, Francesco, Ginevri, Liana, Messi, Gabriella, Caprari, Emanuele, Di Vincenzo, Marcello, Renzetti, Cinzia, Cozzolino, Vincenzo, Barlafante, Gina, Foschi, Nicoletta, Provinciali, Leandro
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Osteopathic manipulative treatment is effective in improving quality of life in migraine patients as compared to sham therapy and usual care. • The use of 8 osteopathic sessions over a 6-month period significantly reduced the use of drugs, pain and disability. • Osteopathic treatment might be considered a valid procedure for migraine management.
ISSN:0965-2299
1873-6963
DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.01.011