ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2019
Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Episodic Migraine: an Update of Evidence from the Last 3 Years.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
45 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prescription of therapeutic exercise in migraine, an evidence-based clinical practice guideline.The journal of headache and pain · 2023Guideline
- The durable effect of acupuncture for episodic migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
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- Headache and migraine clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review and assessment of complementary and alternative medicine recommendations.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Pooled it
- Vitamin D in migraine headache: a comprehensive review on literature.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019Pooled it
- Recruitment, retention, and adherence in a randomized feasibility trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction for patients with migraine.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2020Trial
- The effects of vitamin D supplementation on interictal serum levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in episodic migraine patients: post hoc analysis of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.The journal of headache and pain · 2020Trial
- Non-Pharmacological Treatments of Migraine: Current Evidence and Clinical Practice.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Slow Diaphragmatic Breathing for Chronic Migraine Prevention and Treatment: A Case Report.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Use of Non-Pharmacological Approaches for Migraine Treatment: Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Episodic Migraine in the Pediatric Population: Behavioral Therapies and other Non-Pharmacological Treatment Options.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Exploring the potential of Fargesin fromFuture science OA · 2024Article
- What is the Status Quo of Patient-Centred Physiotherapy Management of People with Headache within a Biopsychosocial Model? - A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Review
- Incorporating Therapeutic Education and Exercise in Migraine Management: A Biobehavioral Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Migraine and Pregnancy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Exploring the Efficacy of Plantar Reflexology as a Complementary Approach for Headache Management: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2024Article
- The migraine epidemic among medical students: a call for action.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Review
- Yoga for Migraine Prevention: An Ancient Practice with Evidence for Current Use.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Review
- New perspectives on migraine treatment: a review of the mechanisms and effects of complementary and alternative therapies.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Potential mechanisms for osteopathic manipulative treatment to alleviate migraine-like pain in female rats.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe purpose of this review is to evaluate evidence from the last 3 years on complementary and integrative medicine treatment options for episodic migraine. Using Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane databases, research published from 2015-2018 evaluating the modalities of mind/body therapies, supplements, and manual therapies for treatment of migraine were assessed. RECENT
findingsAlthough many studies had major methodological challenges that limit interpretation, several studies reported decreased headache frequency, improved quality of life, or less affective responses to pain. The evidence is currently most promising for the mind/body treatment options of mindfulness, yoga, and tai chi. Mindfulness meditation may be as effective as pharmacological treatment for medication-overuse headache after the offending medication is withdrawn. While older research has shown magnesium, riboflavin, feverfew, and butterbur to be helpful in migraine treatment, new research is promising to suggest potential benefit with melatonin, vitamin D, higher dosages of vitamin B
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