Manipulation and Tension Headaches
in the AMA JournalThis section is compiled by Frank M. Painter, D.C.
Send all comments or additions to: Frankp@chiro.org
Spinal Manipulation in the Treatment of Episodic Tension-Type Headache:
A Randomized Controlled Trial ~ FULL TEXT
JAMA 1998 (Nov 11); 280 (18): 1576-1579
My Correspondence with the author, Dr. Geoffrey Bove, November 11, 1998
Letters to JAMA in response to the article:
Spinal Manipulation for Tension-type Headache
JAMA 1999 (Jul 21); 282 (3):
An osteopath tries to distance OMT from the techniques which Bove et. al. utilized, and the author's respond to chiropractor's questions about combining several treatment methods in the study.
Spinal manipulation appears to not be helpful for tension headaches:
No better than placebo for reducing headache duration, intensity or medication use
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Week of November 11, 1998
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