| PMC full text: | Published online 2018 Oct 17. doi: [10.1186/s12883-018-1173-6]
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Table 2
Headache management characteristics by chiropractors (often/almost every headache patient compared to never/rarely)
| Treatment approach | Migraine (often/almost all) (n = 387) | Tension headache (often/almost all) (n = 382) | Cervicogenic headache (often/almost all) (n = 382) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint-based manipulative therapies | |||
| Spinal manipulation | 318(82.2%) | 337(87.5%) | 349(90.6%) |
| Non-thrust spinal mobilisations | 264(88.4%) | 252(65.5%) | 252(65.5%) |
| Instrument adjusting | 279(72.1%) | 270(70.1%) | 273(70.9%) |
| Drop-piece methods | 133(34.4%) | 148(38.4%) | 153(39.7%) |
| Soft-tissue based and exercise therapies | |||
| Soft tissue to neck/shoulders | 331(85.3%) | 339(88.1%) | 340(88.3%) |
| Electro-physical therapies | 30(7.8%) | 30(7.8%) | 30(7.8%) |
| Soft-tissue/exercise to temporomandibular | 252(65.1%) | 249(64.7%) | 233(60.5%) |
| Exercises – neck/shoulders | 311(81.6%) | 337(87.5%) | 353(91.7%) |
| Patient advice and education | |||
| Advice on headache triggers | 364(94.1%) | 350(90.9%) | 338(87.8%) |
| Advice on diet and fitness | 331(85.6%) | 336(87.3%) | 327(84.9%) |
| Stress management | 346(89.4%) | 347(90.1%) | 337(87.5%) |
Spinal manipulation (manual adjusting/manipulation (including Diversified, Gonstead);
Drop piece methods (drop-piece/Thompson or similar);
Soft tissue – neck/shoulders (massage, myofascial, stretching or trigger points to neck/shoulders);
Electro-physical therapies (including TENS, ultrasound)