Table 63, Chronic tension headache: effects of nonpharmacological interventions compared with pharmacological treatments - Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review Update

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Intervention	Function Short-Term Effect Size SOE	Function Intermediate-Term Effect Size SOE	Function Long-Term Effect Size SOE	Pain Short-Term Effect Size SOE	Pain Intermediate-Term Effect Size SOE	Pain Long-Term Effect Size SOE
Psychological Therapies: CBT	insufficient evidence	insufficient evidence	no evidence	insufficient evidence	insufficient evidence	no evidence
Manual Therapies: Manipulation	no evidence	no evidence	no evidence	insufficient evidence	no evidence	no evidence

Intervention

Function

Short-Term

Effect Size SOE

Function

Intermediate-Term

Effect Size SOE

Function

Long-Term

Effect Size SOE

Pain

Short-Term

Effect Size SOE

Pain

Intermediate-Term

Effect Size SOE

Pain

Long-Term

Effect Size SOE

Psychological Therapies: CBT

insufficient evidence

no evidence

insufficient evidence

no evidence

Manual Therapies: Manipulation

no evidence

insufficient evidence

no evidence

: Short-Term: 1 to <6 months; Intermediate-Term: ≥6 to <12 months; Long-Term: ≥12 months
: CBT = cognitive-behavioral therapy; SOE = strength of evidence

Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review Update [Internet].

Comparative Effectiveness Review, No. 227.

Skelly AC, Chou R, Dettori JR, et al.

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