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Physiotherapy plus a craniocervical training programme was better than physiotherapy alone in tension type headache

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    van Ettekoven H, Lucas C. Efficacy of physiotherapy including a craniocervical training programme for tension-type headache; a randomized clinical trial. Cephalalgia 2006;26:983–91.
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 Q In patients with tension type headache (TTH), is physiotherapy plus a craniocervical training programme (CTP) more effective than physiotherapy alone for clinical outcomes?

    Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ Neurology ★★★★★★☆ Physical medicine & rehabilitation ★★★★★★☆

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageDesign:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Embedded ImageAllocation:

    {concealed*}†.

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded ({data collectors and data analysts}†).*

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    6 months.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    7 healthcare centres in the Netherlands.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    81 patients (mean age 46 y, 81% female) with a diagnosis of TTH based on the International Headache Society classification (including the episodic and chronic versions). Exclusion criteria were the other headache types, cervical function problems, or previous physiotherapy treatment for TTH within 6 months.

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    CTP, 10 min/session, twice a day at home, plus physiotherapy, {1–2 sessions/week, maximum 9 sessions}† (n = 39); or physiotherapy …

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    • ↵† Information provided by author.

    • For correspondence: Dr J W van Ettekoven, University of Amsterdam, Amstelveen, the Netherlands. hansvettekoven{at}wanadoo.nl

    • Source of funding: no external funding.

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