Adding yoga therapy to standard medical treatment improved outcomes in patients with migraine headache, according to the results of a prospective, randomized, open-label trial.
Patients with episodic migraine (n=160; age, 18-50 years) treated at a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi were computer randomized 1:1 to either regular medical care or yoga as an add-on therapy to treatment for three months. Headache frequency, pain intensity and functionality as assessed by the six-item Headache