Review Article

Myofascial Release for the Treatment of Tension-Type, Cervicogenic Headache or Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Quality of evidence.

Headache typeOutcomeNo. of studiesLimitationsInconsistencyIndirectnessImprecisionPublication biasEvidence quality

CGHPain3SeriousSeriousNot seriousNot seriousUndetectedLow
Disability2SeriousNot seriousNot seriousSeriousUndetectedModerate

TTHPain3SeriousSeriousNot seriousSeriousUndetectedVery low
Disability5SeriousNot seriousNot seriousNot seriousUndetectedModerate

MigrainePain1n/aSeriousNot seriousSeriousn/aVery low
Disability2SeriousSeriousNot seriousSeriousUndetectedVery low

CGH, cervicogenic headache; TTH, tension-type headache; n/a = because only one study was included in the meta-analysis.