Effectiveness of Exercise and Manual Therapy as Treatment for Patients with Migraine, Tension-Type Headache or Cervicogenic Headache: An Umbrella and Mapping Review with Meta-Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 11; no. 15; p. 6856
• Main Authors: Herranz-Gómez, Aida, García-Pascual, Irene, Montero-Iniesta, Pablo, Touche, Roy La, Paris-Alemany, Alba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2021
• Subjects: aerobic exercise; Bias; cervicogenic headache; Exercise; Headache; Headaches; Intervention; Manipulative therapy; Mapping; Meta-analysis; Migraine; Pain; Patients; Performance evaluation; Physical fitness; Quality of life; Systematic review; tension-type headache; therapeutic exercise

The aim of the study was to perform a mapping and umbrella review with meta-meta-analysis (MMA) to synthesise and critically evaluate the effectiveness of manual therapy (MT) and aerobic exercise (AE) in relation to pain intensity, frequency, disability and quality of life in patients with migraines...