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Table 4 Patients’ experience with non-pharmacological treatments

From: Migraine patients’ journey until a tertiary headache center: an observational study

Treatments (n = 423)

Never used

Currently used

I did it without succeed

I did it with good results

Acupuncture (n = 382)

149

39.0

40

10.5

129

33.8

64

16.8

Psychotherapy (n = 369)

191

51.8

67

18.2

52

14.1

59

16.0

Physiotherapy (n = 354)

225

63.6

22

6.2

48

13.6

59

16.7

Botulinum toxin (n = 350)

283

80.9

9

2.6

30

8.6

28

8.0

Preventive drugs (n = 386)

115

29.8

90

23.3

124

32.1

57

14.8

Anesthetic blockages (n = 349)

258

73.9

24

6.9

41

11.7

26

7.4

Biofeedback (n = 333)

329

98.8

2

0.6

2

0.6

Meditation (n = 355)

280

78.9

23

6.5

29

8.2

23

6.5