Effectiveness of preventive and treatment interventions for primary headaches in the workplace: A systematic review of the literature.

AimThe purpose of this systematic literature review is to assess the benefits of workplace-based occupational therapies and interventions, including acute and preventive medication, on headache intensity and frequency, related disability as well as work-related outcomes.MethodsA search of the literature was conducted in PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane library, CINAHL and Embase using terms related to headache, workplace and occupational health. The Cochrane Collaboration’s risk of bias assessment tool was used on individual studies to assess internal validity and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system was applied to studies by clinical outcome and used to rate quality of evidence.ResultsFifteen articles were included in the systematic review. None of them were classified as low risk of bias according to the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias. This systematic review found preliminary low-quality evidence suggesting that exercise and acupuncture can red...