Effects of Foam Rolling vs. Manual Therapy in Patients with Tension-Type Headache: A Randomized Pilot Study.

Background: This study compares the effect of foam rolling (FR) vs. manual therapy (MT) on pain, pressure pain threshold (PPT), headache disability (HDI) and impact of headache (HIT-6) in patients with tension-type headache (TTH).

Methods: A total of 38 participants with TTH were randomly assigned to an FR group (FRG, = 13), an MT group (MTG, = 13) or a control group (CG, = 12).