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Table 2 Overview of the recommendations for the use of non-pharmacological treatments for patients with tension-type headache

From: Manual joint mobilisation techniques, supervised physical activity, psychological treatment, acupuncture and patient education for patients with tension-type headache. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Intervention

Certainty of evidence

Patient preferences

Recommendation

Manual joint mobilisation techniques

Very Low

Variability in patient preferences is expected

Weak recommendation for

Supervised physical activity

Very low

No substantial variability in patient preferences is expected

Weak recommendation for

Psychological treatment

Very low

Variability in patient preferences is expected

Weak recommendation for

Acupuncture

Low

Variability in patient preferences is expected

Weak recommendation for

Patient education

None identified

No substantial variability in patient preferences is expected

Consensus based recommendation