title: [Chronic tension-type headache non conventional therapy with manual lymphatic drainage].
abstract: Chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) is a disorder with daily or very frequent episodes of headache, lasting minutes to days, on 15 or more days a month (180 days/year) for at least 3 months. CTTH is a painful and common experience that negatively influences patient's quality of life. The use of complementary and alternative therapies in its treatment is an interesting and growing phenomenon. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing manual lymphatic drainage treatment for CTTH. The findings demonstrate that headache patients reported a reduction in pain frequency and intensity.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione, Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro. piax@libero.it
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Inzitari
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scumaci
authors.forename: Santo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caroleo
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iocco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008196:Lymph; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000628:therapy*