Physical treatment of migraine.

Authors: Denise Millstine, David Patchett, Deborah ElamJournal: Handbook of clinical neurologyPublished: February 5, 2024DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-823357-3.00006-9

Q1 JournalSJR: 1.998h-index: 104SCImago

Moderate EvidenceSystematic Review

Migraines

In Plain Language: migraines, explained

This handbook chapter reviews physical treatments that can help reduce migraine headaches, including various hands-on therapies and body-based interventions. The authors summarize what research shows about which physical treatments work best for migraine sufferers and provide clinical guidance for healthcare providers.

Key Findings: what this systematic review found about migraines

✓This handbook chapter reviews physical treatments as interventions for reducing migraine headaches.
✓The authors summarize research evidence on the effectiveness of hands-on therapies and body-based interventions for migraine management.
✓The chapter provides clinical guidance for healthcare providers on which physical treatments demonstrate the best evidence for treating migraines.

What This Means for You

Physical treatments show promise for migraine relief, but the strength of evidence varies by treatment type, so discuss with your healthcare provider which options have the best research support for your specific situation.

What This Means for Practitioners

Review this handbook chapter to understand how your reflexology practice fits within the broader landscape of evidence-based physical migraine treatments and identify which complementary approaches are most supported by current research.

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Migraines: common questions

What does this study say about migraines?

What did this study find?

This handbook chapter reviews physical treatments as interventions for reducing migraine headaches. The authors summarize research evidence on the effectiveness of hands-on therapies and body-based interventions for migraine management. The chapter provides clinical guidance for healthcare providers on which physical treatments demonstrate the best evidence for treating migraines.

How strong is this evidence?

This is a systematic review and we rate its evidence moderate. It was published in Handbook of clinical neurology, a Q1 journal. This study is indexed here for context; it did not test reflexology itself.