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Table 1 Eligibility of Subjects for Clinical Feasibility Trial of Craniosacral Therapy, 2006–2008

From: Craniosacral therapy for migraine: Protocol development for an exploratory controlled clinical trial

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects > 11 years of age

Marked depression, anxiety or psychosis

Either gender

More than 2 visits/month for mental health care

Meet ICHD* criteria for migraine

More than one psychiatric medication

Headache frequency/month: 5–15

Major medical illness under treatment

Headache history > 2 years

Pregnancy

Willing to complete daily diary

Clotting disorders

Able to attend 8 weekly treatments

Head or neck trauma in past 2 years

 

Cranial/neck surgery in past 2 years

 

Cardiac Pacemaker

 

Other implanted or external electrical device (e.g. insulin pump)

  1. *International Classification of Headache Disorders, defined by expert members of the International Headache Society