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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
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
{concealed*}†.
Blinding:
blinded ({data collectors and data analysts}†).*
Follow up period:
6 months.
Setting:
7 healthcare centres in the Netherlands.
Patients:
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.
Intervention:
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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