Randomized trial evaluates osteopathic manipulative treatment effects on pain in cervicogenic headache patients, suggesting significant relief.
CONTEXT: Cervicogenic headache (CeH) is a common secondary headache type arising from a disorder or lesion of the cervical spine and its soft tissues. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in patients with CeH. METHODS: was calculated for all clinical outcomes. A severity-based subgroup analysis of the NDI was performed. RESULTS: =0.74 short-term and 0.87 at follow-up). CONCLUSIONS: OMT reduces pain and improves functional disability in patients with CeH in a clinically meaningful way. Patients with higher initial NDI scores benefit more from OMT than others.
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