A comparison of selected osteopathic treatment and relaxation for tension-type headaches

Headache

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1273-1280

  Anderson, Rosemary E ^a   Seniscal, Caryn ^b  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Canadian College of Osteopathy   (Canada)

Author keywords

Osteopathy; Relaxation; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TENSION HEADACHE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MIDDLE AGED; RELAXATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747603450     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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