Physical therapy plus electrical dry needling for tension headaches
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests whether specific physical therapy treatments—exercise, manual soft-tissue work, mobilization, and electrical dry needling/TENS—can reduce tension-type headaches. It may help if your headaches happen often and fit the trial’s “frequent” or “chronic” pattern.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re between 18 and 65 years old
- You have frequent episodic or chronic tension-type headaches for over 3 months
- Your headaches are usually on both sides, feel like tightness/pressure (not throbbing), and aren’t made worse by routine activity
- You usually do NOT have nausea/vomiting, and light or sound sensitivity is limited (not more than one of those)
- You have extra tenderness when someone gently presses your head/neck (pericranial tenderness)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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