Osteopathic neck treatment for tension headaches in women
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests whether a gentle hands-on treatment (osteopathic manipulation) of the neck muscles can help women with tension headaches. It aims to see if this approach reduces headache frequency and intensity.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have tension headaches (the most common type, often feeling like a tight band around your head).
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You do not have any loss of movement in your neck.
- You do not have neck or shoulder pain during your headache episodes.
- You do not have other types of headaches (like migraine or cervicogenic headache).
- You have not received other treatments or taken headache medication in the days before the study.
- You do not have epilepsy or a recent head or neck injury.
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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