Does massage help with migraine headaches?
Yes, I know of one clinical study done in 1998 by Maria Hernandez-Reif 3 that studied the effect of massage therapy on migraine headaches. Hernandez-Reif found that adults who received two 1/2 hour massage therapy sessions a week for 5 weeks reported fewer symptoms, less pain, more days without headaches, fewer sleep disturbances, and increased serotonin levels, compared with adults who did not receive massage therapy.
