Headache
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Review
Trigger point injections for headache disorders: expert consensus methodology and narrative review.
To review the existing literature and describe a standardized methodology by expert consensus for the performance of trigger point injections (TPIs) in the treatment of headache disorders. Despite their widespread use, the efficacy, safety, and methodology of TPIs have not been reviewed specifically for headache disorders by expert consensus. ⋯ When performed in the appropriate setting and with the proper expertise, TPIs seem to have a role in the adjunctive treatment of the most common headache disorders. We hope our effort to characterize the methodology of TPIs by expert opinion in the context of published data motivates the performance of evidence-based and standardized treatment protocols.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized controlled trial of treatment expectation and intravenous fluid in pediatric migraine.
(1) The primary objectives were (1) to assess the response to intravenous (IV) fluid in children presenting to the ED with migraine and; (2) to assess the effect of treatment expectation on the response to I. ⋯ The overall decrease in pain with IV fluid is small and clinically insignificant. Treatment expectation did not significantly influence headache relief at 30 minutes with IV fluid hydration in children or adolescents with migraine in the ED. The average relief of headache with IV fluid alone was small; however, a clinically meaningful response was observed in 17.8%. Recurrence of headache is common in 33% after ED discharge.