Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and the Management of Headaches: A Scoping Review

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 8; p. e27830
• Main Authors: Jara Silva, Cesar E, Joseph, Andrew M, Khatib, Mohammed, Knafo, Jenna, Karas, Monica, Krupa, Kristina, Rivera, Benjamin, Macia, Alexander, Madhu, Bhargavi, McMillan, Mary, Burtch, Jason, Quinonez, Jonathan, Albert, Trevine, Khanna, Deepesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 09.08.2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Biomechanics; Headaches; Internal Medicine; Keywords; Medical marijuana; Migraine; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Osteopathic Medicine; Pain; Pain Management; Pathophysiology; United States > US; craniosacral; osteopathic manipulative treatment (omt); tension-type headaches; migraine headaches; omt; tth; headache; trigger point; myofascial release; management of headaches

Headaches have been studied and treated since nearly 7,000 BC because of their significant global impact. Current headache treatment modalities are various and have a wide variety of targets, but medications are the most common. Since conventional medical treatments have several side effects, altern...