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Table 1 Examples of published concepts on multidisciplinary outpatient headache treatment

From: Team players against headache: multidisciplinary treatment of primary headaches and medication overuse headache

Centre

Total course (hours)

Involved disciplines

Others

Neurology

Physical therapy/aerobic endurance sports

Psychology

Headache nurse

Saskatoon, Canada [62]

6 weeks

X

X

X

 

Massage therapist, dietician,

Durham, USA [63]

Initial 2 h group visit, no further explanation

X

 

X

 

General practitioner

Copenhagen, Denmark [26]

Repeated visits

X

X

X

X

Psychiatrist, dentist, gynecologist

Erlangen, Germany [58]

96-hours (twice weekly 6 h, 8 weeks)

X

X

X

  

Copenhagen, Denmark [10]

Group sessions, neurologist; control visits for 20 min every 2-4 months

X

X

X

X

 

Alabama, USA [64]

3 × 90 min

    

Specially-trained migraine patients

Calgary, Canada [65]

Not reported

X

X

X

X

Kinesiologist

Durham, USA [66]

Regular visits, no explanation concerning number and duration

X

  

X

 

Essen, Germany [27]

5 days, 36 h

X

X

X

X

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