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Chronic tension-type headache

MedGen UID:
581553
•Concept ID:
C0393738
•
Disease or Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Chronic tension-type headache (230471006)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Acupuncture Treatment for Chronic Tension-Type Headache.
Riddle EJ
Neurology 2022 Oct 4;99(14):e1570-e1572. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201075. PMID: 36192186
Botulinum Toxin-A Current Place in the Treatment of Chronic Migraine and Other Primary Headaches.
Kępczyńska K, Domitrz I
Toxins (Basel) 2022 Sep 5;14(9) doi: 10.3390/toxins14090619. PMID: 36136557Free PMC Article
Other Primary Headache Disorders.
Smith JH
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Jun 1;27(3):652-664. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000960. PMID: 34048397

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Botulinum Toxin-A Current Place in the Treatment of Chronic Migraine and Other Primary Headaches.
Kępczyńska K, Domitrz I
Toxins (Basel) 2022 Sep 5;14(9) doi: 10.3390/toxins14090619. PMID: 36136557Free PMC Article
Acupuncture for Patients With Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Zheng H, Gao T, Zheng QH, Lu LY, Hou TH, Zhang SS, Zhou SY, Hao XY, Wang L, Zhao L, Liang FR, Li Y
Neurology 2022 Oct 3;99(14):e1560-e1569. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200670. PMID: 35732505
A randomized trial of trigger point dry needling versus sham needling for chronic tension-type headache.
Gildir S, Tüzün EH, Eroğlu G, Eker L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14520. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014520. PMID: 30813155Free PMC Article
Responsiveness of Myofascial Trigger Points to Single and Multiple Trigger Point Release Massages: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial.
Moraska AF, Schmiege SJ, Mann JD, Butryn N, Krutsch JP
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2017 Sep;96(9):639-645. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000728. PMID: 28248690Free PMC Article
Chronic daily headache.
Murinova N, Krashin D
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2015 May;26(2):375-89. Epub 2015 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2015.01.001. PMID: 25952071

Diagnosis

Effects of acupuncture and medical training therapy on depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with frequent tension-type headache: A randomized controlled study.
Schiller J, Niederer D, Kellner T, Eckhardt I, Egen C, Zheng W, Korallus C, Achenbach J, Ranker A, Sturm C, Vogt L, Gutenbrunner C, Fink MG, Karst M
Cephalalgia 2023 Jan;43(1):3331024221132800. doi: 10.1177/03331024221132800. PMID: 36622877
Acupuncture for Patients With Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Zheng H, Gao T, Zheng QH, Lu LY, Hou TH, Zhang SS, Zhou SY, Hao XY, Wang L, Zhao L, Liang FR, Li Y
Neurology 2022 Oct 3;99(14):e1560-e1569. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200670. PMID: 35732505
Sleep disorder-related headaches.
Ferini-Strambi L, Galbiati A, Combi R
Neurol Sci 2019 May;40(Suppl 1):107-113. doi: 10.1007/s10072-019-03837-z. PMID: 30906963
Chronic daily headache.
Murinova N, Krashin D
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2015 May;26(2):375-89. Epub 2015 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2015.01.001. PMID: 25952071
Tension-type headache.
Kaniecki RG
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2012 Aug;18(4):823-34. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000418645.32032.32. PMID: 22868544

Therapy

Effects of acupuncture and medical training therapy on depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with frequent tension-type headache: A randomized controlled study.
Schiller J, Niederer D, Kellner T, Eckhardt I, Egen C, Zheng W, Korallus C, Achenbach J, Ranker A, Sturm C, Vogt L, Gutenbrunner C, Fink MG, Karst M
Cephalalgia 2023 Jan;43(1):3331024221132800. doi: 10.1177/03331024221132800. PMID: 36622877
Botulinum Toxin-A Current Place in the Treatment of Chronic Migraine and Other Primary Headaches.
Kępczyńska K, Domitrz I
Toxins (Basel) 2022 Sep 5;14(9) doi: 10.3390/toxins14090619. PMID: 36136557Free PMC Article
Acupuncture for Patients With Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Zheng H, Gao T, Zheng QH, Lu LY, Hou TH, Zhang SS, Zhou SY, Hao XY, Wang L, Zhao L, Liang FR, Li Y
Neurology 2022 Oct 3;99(14):e1560-e1569. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200670. PMID: 35732505
A randomized trial of trigger point dry needling versus sham needling for chronic tension-type headache.
Gildir S, Tüzün EH, Eroğlu G, Eker L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14520. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014520. PMID: 30813155Free PMC Article
Headache (chronic tension-type).
Ghadiri-Sani M, Silver N
BMJ Clin Evid 2016 Feb 5;2016 PMID: 26859719Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Other Primary Headache Disorders.
Smith JH
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Jun 1;27(3):652-664. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000960. PMID: 34048397
A randomized trial of trigger point dry needling versus sham needling for chronic tension-type headache.
Gildir S, Tüzün EH, Eroğlu G, Eker L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14520. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014520. PMID: 30813155Free PMC Article
Tension-type headache.
Kaniecki RG
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2012 Aug;18(4):823-34. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000418645.32032.32. PMID: 22868544
Chronic daily headache.
Nappi G, Perrotta A, Rossi P, Sandrini G
Expert Rev Neurother 2008 Mar;8(3):361-84. doi: 10.1586/14737175.8.3.361. PMID: 18345968
Chronic daily headache.
Silberstein SD
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2005 Apr;105(4 Suppl 2):23S-29S. PMID: 15928350

Clinical prediction guides

Effects of acupuncture and medical training therapy on depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with frequent tension-type headache: A randomized controlled study.
Schiller J, Niederer D, Kellner T, Eckhardt I, Egen C, Zheng W, Korallus C, Achenbach J, Ranker A, Sturm C, Vogt L, Gutenbrunner C, Fink MG, Karst M
Cephalalgia 2023 Jan;43(1):3331024221132800. doi: 10.1177/03331024221132800. PMID: 36622877
Sleep disorder-related headaches.
Ferini-Strambi L, Galbiati A, Combi R
Neurol Sci 2019 May;40(Suppl 1):107-113. doi: 10.1007/s10072-019-03837-z. PMID: 30906963
A randomized trial of trigger point dry needling versus sham needling for chronic tension-type headache.
Gildir S, Tüzün EH, Eroğlu G, Eker L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14520. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014520. PMID: 30813155Free PMC Article
Responsiveness of Myofascial Trigger Points to Single and Multiple Trigger Point Release Massages: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial.
Moraska AF, Schmiege SJ, Mann JD, Butryn N, Krutsch JP
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2017 Sep;96(9):639-645. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000728. PMID: 28248690Free PMC Article
Headache (chronic tension-type).
Krishnan A, Silver N
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Jul 22;2009 PMID: 21696647Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The effectiveness of botulinum toxin for chronic tension-type headache prophylaxis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dhanasekara CS, Payberah D, Chyu JY, Shen CL, Kahathuduwa CN
Cephalalgia 2023 Mar;43(3):3331024221150231. doi: 10.1177/03331024221150231. PMID: 36786349
Prognostic factors for chronic headache: A systematic review.
Probyn K, Bowers H, Caldwell F, Mistry D, Underwood M, Matharu M, Pincus T; CHESS Team
Neurology 2017 Jul 18;89(3):291-301. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004112. PMID: 28615422Free PMC Article
Acupuncture for the prevention of tension-type headache.
Linde K, Allais G, Brinkhaus B, Fei Y, Mehring M, Shin BC, Vickers A, White AR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Apr 19;4(4):CD007587. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007587.pub2. PMID: 27092807Free PMC Article
Headache (chronic tension-type).
Krishnan A, Silver N
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Jul 22;2009 PMID: 21696647Free PMC Article
Acupuncture for tension-type headache.
Linde K, Allais G, Brinkhaus B, Manheimer E, Vickers A, White AR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Jan 21;(1):CD007587. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007587. PMID: 19160338Free PMC Article

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