ArticleSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2017
[Relaxation techniques and behavioural therapy for the treatment of migraine : Guidelines from the German Migraine and Headache Society].
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Education for medication overuse headache : Results of a systematic literature review].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Pooled it
- Engagement and predictors of use of a smartphone app for migraine self-management: A secondary analysis of the EMMA trial.Headache · 2026Trial
- A Prescribed Digital Health App and Number of Migraine Days: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Development and Evaluation of a Smartphone-Based Chatbot Coach to Facilitate a Balanced Lifestyle in Individuals With Headaches (BalanceUP App): Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Effects of Introvision, a self-regulation method with a mindfulness-based perception technique in migraine prevention: a monocentric randomized waiting-list controlled study (IntroMig Study).The journal of headache and pain · 2023Trial
- User Design and Experience Preferences in a Novel Smartphone Application for Migraine Management: A Think Aloud Study of the RELAXaHEAD Application.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2019Trial
- [The headache questionnaire of the German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG) : A new tool to improve headache care].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Review
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- Behavioral therapy in migraine: Expanding the therapeutic arsenal.European journal of neurology · 2024Review
- [Interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy in headache disorders].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Review
- [Complementary and supplementary procedures in the treatment of headache].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Review
- [Consensus statement of the migraine and headache societies (DMKG, ÖKSG, and SKG) on the duration of pharmacological migraine prophylaxis].Der Nervenarzt · 2023Review
- Management of medication overuse (MO) and medication overuse headache (MOH) S1 guideline.Neurological research and practice · 2022Article
- Underuse of Behavioral Treatments for Headache: a Narrative Review Examining Societal and Cultural Factors.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Review
- A Biofeedback App for Migraine: Development and Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- [Prevention of chronic pain in the German healthcare system : Current state and perspective].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Review
- [Tension type headaches : Quo vadis?]Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Review
- [Digitalization in headache therapy].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Review
- [Psychological treatment of headache in times of COVID-19].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Review
- [Migraine prophylaxis-all just antibodies? : Medical and nonmedical migraine preventive treatment in times of CGRP antibodies].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2020Review
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11 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Besides pharmacological and interventional possibilities nonpharmacological options, deriving from behavioural approaches may be helpful in the treatment of migraine. Already consulting a patient reduces frequency of attacks. Relaxation (especially progressive muscle relaxation), endurance sports, and biofeedback as well as cognitive behavioural therapy are effective in treatment of migraine. The combination of these treatment options also with pharmacological treatment increase the positive effects.
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