Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions for Migraine: systematized review
Auvinen, Eetu (2023)
2023
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Migraine is classified as a primary headache disorder among tension-type headaches, trigeminal autonomic cephalgias, and other primary headache disorders. Migraine affects many people during their lifetime being one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Migraine has significant effects on individuals as well as economics on society.
The treatment of migraine relies on patient education and medical treatment. Lifestyle modifications and nonpharmacological treatments also have a role. As a worldwide prevalent disease, there is a need to have complementary treatments in addition to pharmacological treatments.
This thesis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of exercise interventions for migraine in adult patients. The purpose was to summarize information about the benefits of exercise interventions to be helpful in education, clinical practice, and decision-making with migraine patients.
The method of this thesis was a systematized review. Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included (N=3). Critical appraisal and content analysis was conducted. The results of this thesis indicated no statistically significant evidence of exercise effectiveness on migraine attack intensity and frequency. Few RCTs in the systematic reviews provide promising findings on the possible effectiveness of aerobic exercise on migraine intensity and attack frequency.
The results of this thesis indicate that aerobic exercise might be a beneficial option for nonpharmacological treatment. Exercise was shown not to have serious adverse effects in the included studies. In the future, high-quality randomized controlled studies are needed on the topic.
The treatment of migraine relies on patient education and medical treatment. Lifestyle modifications and nonpharmacological treatments also have a role. As a worldwide prevalent disease, there is a need to have complementary treatments in addition to pharmacological treatments.
This thesis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of exercise interventions for migraine in adult patients. The purpose was to summarize information about the benefits of exercise interventions to be helpful in education, clinical practice, and decision-making with migraine patients.
The method of this thesis was a systematized review. Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included (N=3). Critical appraisal and content analysis was conducted. The results of this thesis indicated no statistically significant evidence of exercise effectiveness on migraine attack intensity and frequency. Few RCTs in the systematic reviews provide promising findings on the possible effectiveness of aerobic exercise on migraine intensity and attack frequency.
The results of this thesis indicate that aerobic exercise might be a beneficial option for nonpharmacological treatment. Exercise was shown not to have serious adverse effects in the included studies. In the future, high-quality randomized controlled studies are needed on the topic.