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Self-reported efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine: the Akershus study of chronic headache.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Chronic headache is associated with disability and high utilisation of health care including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
FINDINGS:
We investigated self-reported efficacy of CAM in people with chronic headache from the general population. Respondents with possible self-reported chronic headache were interviewed by physicians experienced in headache diagnostics. CAM queried included acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, naprapathy, physiotherapy, psychological treatment, and psychomotor physiotherapy. Sixty-two % and 73% of those with primary and secondary chronic headache had used CAM.Self-reported efficacy of CAM ranged from 0-43% without significant differences between gender, headache diagnoses, co-occurrence of migraine, medication use or physician contact.
CONCLUSION:
CAM is widely used, despite self-reported efficacy of different CAM modalities is modest in the management of chronic headache.
AuthorsEspen Saxhaug Kristoffersen, Kjersti Aaseth, Ragnhild Berling Grande, Christofer Lundqvist, Michael Bjørn Russell
JournalThe journal of headache and pain (J Headache Pain) Vol. 14 Pg. 36 (Apr 18 2013) ISSN: 1129-2377 [Electronic] England
PMID23596996 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Complementary Therapies (methods, statistics & numerical data)
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Headache Disorders (therapy)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Norway
  • Self Report

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