Economic value of physiotherapy interventions in headache management: a scoping review
Sarah Mingels, Marita Granitzer, Ina Diener, Wim Dankaerts · 2026
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Sarah Mingels and three colleagues present a 2026 scoping review on a thin evidence base: what physiotherapy for headaches is worth in money. Headaches drain economies through care costs and lost work, so payers want cost-benefit proof before funding treatment. The team screened over twelve hundred studies for economic evaluations of physiotherapy in headache care.
Only eight studies qualified. Combined programs that included physiotherapy did cut medication use, consultations, and hospital admissions while improving work status. But just three studies ran full cost-effectiveness analyses, and none could yet prove physiotherapy itself saves money. The authors call the gap significant and ask for rigorous economic trials and shared cost definitions before policy leans on physiotherapy for headaches.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sarah Mingels, Marita Granitzer, Ina Diener, Wim Dankaerts |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |