Results of a small pilot study on the effectiveness of massage
therapy for tension headaches has proved promising enough that a
full-scale study may take place in the future.One part of the study
conducted by Northwestern Health Sciences University's Wolfe-Harris
Center for Clinical Studies (WHCCS) assessed whether individuals
with tension-type headaches would experience clinically important
changes after a 10-week therapeutic massage regimen.Results showed
very positive changes in the duration, intensity, and disability
associated with tension-type headaches. Patients were
overwhelmingly satisfied and the vast majority felt they had
improved. Although the sample size was small for the pilot study -
only 25 people received massage therapy for their headaches - it
was determined that the clinical changes observed warrant a
full-scale study, for which WHCCS will prepare grant proposals.
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