This study will investigate the effect of chiropractic treatment with and without the use of an acupressure pillow for cervical headaches. Subjects will be randomly allocated to groups with and without the pillow and will be followed for five weeks. The primary outcome measure will be headache frequency. The investigators predict that the group using the pillow on a daily basis will demonstrate significantly greater decrease in headache frequency over a 5-week interval.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
36
12 sessions over 4 weeks
Daily use of an acupressure pillow
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
RECRUITINGHeadache frequency from a Headache Diary
Daily Headache Diary
Time frame: change from baseline in headache frequency at 5 weeks
Headache disability
Headache Disability Index
Time frame: baseline / end of treatment (5 weeks)
Treatment satisfaction
Small scale for rating satisfaction with treatment
Time frame: end of treatment (5 weeks)
Adverse events
pain, stiffness, dizziness
Time frame: up to five weeks
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