ArticleThe journal of headache and pain2013
Self-reported efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine: the Akershus study of chronic headache.
Article in The journal of headache and pain, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05468801 (Randomized, Triple-blind, Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathic Remedies With High Grade of Pathological Similarity vs Conventional Standardized Pharmacological Treatment in Patients With Migraine.), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Randomized, Triple-blind, Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathic Remedies With High Grade of Pathological Similarity vs Conventional Standardized Pharmacological Treatment in Patients With Migraine.
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- The prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among Turkish patients with primary headacheTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021Observational
- A critical review of manual therapy use for headache disorders: prevalence, profiles, motivations, communication and self-reported effectiveness.BMC neurology · 2017Review
- Recent Approaches and Development of Acupuncture on Chronic Daily Headache.Current pain and headache reports · 2016Review
- Usage of Complementary Medicine in Switzerland: Results of the Swiss Health Survey 2012 and Development Since 2007.PloS one · 2015Article
- Patient satisfaction with conventional, complementary, and alternative treatment for cluster headache in a Norwegian cohort.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic headache is associated with disability and high utilisation of health care including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
findingsWe investigated self-reported efficacy of CAM in people with chronic headache from the general population. Respondents with possible self-reported chronic headache were interviewed by physicians experienced in headache diagnostics. CAM queried included acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, naprapathy, physiotherapy, psychological treatment, and psychomotor physiotherapy. Sixty-two % and 73% of those with primary and secondary chronic headache had used CAM.Self-reported efficacy of CAM ranged from 0-43% without significant differences between gender, headache diagnoses, co-occurrence of migraine, medication use or physician contact.
conclusionCAM is widely used, despite self-reported efficacy of different CAM modalities is modest in the management of chronic headache.
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