Systematic review of randomized clinical trials of complementary/alternative therapies in the treatment of tension-type and cervicogenic headache

Spinal rehabilitative exercise or manual treatment for the prevention of cervicogenic headache in adults

“…We will also conduct reviews of spinal rehabilitative exercise and manual treatment for migraine (Bronfort 2015) and for tension-type headache (protocol in press). We will compare our findings with other systematic reviews published after our original review (Biondi 2005b; Bronfort 2010; Bryans 2011; Chaibi 2012; Clar 2014; Fernandez-de-las-Penas 2005; Vernon 1999). We will utilize ’Risk of bias’ and quality of evidence assessments recommended by Cochrane for the updated systematic review (Higgins 2011).…”

Reinterpreting homoeopathy in the light of placebo effects to manage patients who seek homoeopathic care: A systematic review

“…In total, 61 systematic reviews and meta‐analyses were included in qualitative synthesis (Altunç et al, ; Banerjee et al, ; Baranowsky et al, ; Barnes et al, ; Bellavite et al, ; Boehm et al, ; Bornhöft et al, ; Catalá‐López et al, ; Cooper & Relton, ; Cucherat et al, ; Davidson et al, ; De Silva et al, ; Ernst & Barnes, ; Ernst & Pittler, ; Ernst, ;Györik & Brutsche, ; Heirs & Dean, ; Holdcraft et al, ; Jonas et al, ; Kassab et al, ; Kleijnen et al, ; Levi et al, ; Linde al., ; Linde & Melchart, ; Linde et al, ; Long & Ernst, ; Loo & Tang, ; Mathie et al, ; Mathie et al, ; Mathie et al, ; Mathie, ; McCarney et al, ; McCarney et al, ; Meehan et al, ; Milazzo et al, ; Morrison et al, ; Owen & Green, ; Peckham et al, ; Perry et al, ; Pilkington, Kirkwood, Rampes, Fisher, & Richardson, ; Pilkington, Kirkwood, Rampes, Fisher, & Richardson, ; Reid et al, ; Rostock & Saller, ; Subhranil & Munmun, ; Schneider et al, ; Shang et al, ; Smith, ; Sterne et al, ; Stevinson & Ernst, ; Struijs & Kerkhoffs, ; Terry et al, ; Thandar et al, ; van der Wouden et al, ; Vernon et al, ; Wiesenauer & Lüdtke, ). Data about the efficacy of homoeopathy are shown in Table .…”

“…Twenty‐five reviews demonstrated that homoeopathy efficacy is comparable to placebo (Altunç et al, ; Catalá‐López et al, ; Cooper & Relton, ; De Silva et al, ; Ernst, ; Ernst & Barnes, ; Ernst & Pittler, ; Györik & Brutsche, ; Heirs & Dean, ; Mathie et al, ; McCarney et al, ; Meehan et al, ; Milazzo et al, ; Reid et al, ; Subhranil & Munmun, ; Shang et al, ; Smith, ; Sterne et al, ; Thandar et al, ; van der Wouden et al, ; Vernon et al, ), twenty reviews did not come to a definite conclusion (Banerjee et al, ; Davidson et al, ; Ernst, ; Kleijnen et al, ; Linde et al, ; Long & Ernst, ; Loo & Tang, ; Mathie et al, ; Mathie, ; McCarney et al, ; Morrison et al, ; Owen & Green, ; Perry et al, ; Pilkington et al, ; Pilkington et al, ; Rostock & Saller, ; Stevinson & Ernst, ; Struijs & Kerkhoffs, ; Terry et al, ), and sixteen reviews concluded that homoeopathy has some effect beyond placebo (Baranowsky et al, ; Barnes et al, ; Bellavite et al, ; Boehm et al, ; Bornhöft et al, ; Cucherat et al, ; Holdcraft et al, ; Jonas et al, ; Kassab et al, ; Levi et al, ; Linde & Melchart, ; Linde et al, ; Mathie et al, ; Peckham et al, ; Schneider et al, ; Wiesenauer & Lüdtke, ).…”

“…If we consider articles which concluded that homoeopathy efficacy is comparable to placebo, included trials ranged from 1 to 110 (median = 4), and data were not pooled in 17 reviews (Altunç et al, ; Cooper & Relton, ; De Silva et al, ; Ernst & Barnes, ; Ernst & Pittler, ; Ernst & Pittler, ; Ernst, ; Györik & Brutsche, ; Meehan et al, ; Milazzo et al, ; Reid et al, ; Smith, ; Thandar et al, ; van der Wouden et al, ; Vernon et al, ). Among trials which did not draw a definite conclusion, included trials ranged from 0 to 107 (median = 5), and data were not meta‐analysed in 17 reviews (Davidson et al, ; Ernst, ; Kleijnen et al, ; Long & Ernst, ; Loo & Tang, ; Mathie, ; McCarney et al, ; Morrison et al, ; Owen & Green, ; Perry et al, ; Pilkington et al, ; Pilkington et al, ; Rostock & Saller, ; Stevinson & Ernst, ; Struijs & Kerkhoffs, ; Terry et al, ).…”

Cervical Syringomyelia; Conservative Physical Therapy Management of a Patient: A Case Report

“…Physical therapy has also been found to be effective in the management of cervicogenic headaches. 23,24 Though there is no evidence on the conservative physical therapy management in alleviating pain and disability secondary to cervical syrinx. One case study however showed improvement in symptoms with the use of chiropractic biophysics protocols.…”