Table 4.
Patients’ experience with non-pharmacological treatments
| Treatments (n = 423) | Never used | Currently used | I did it without succeed | I did it with good results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture (n = 382) | 149 | 39.0 | 40 | 10.5 | 129 | 33.8 | 64 | 16.8 |
| Psychotherapy (n = 369) | 191 | 51.8 | 67 | 18.2 | 52 | 14.1 | 59 | 16.0 |
| Physiotherapy (n = 354) | 225 | 63.6 | 22 | 6.2 | 48 | 13.6 | 59 | 16.7 |
| Botulinum toxin (n = 350) | 283 | 80.9 | 9 | 2.6 | 30 | 8.6 | 28 | 8.0 |
| Preventive drugs (n = 386) | 115 | 29.8 | 90 | 23.3 | 124 | 32.1 | 57 | 14.8 |
| Anesthetic blockages (n = 349) | 258 | 73.9 | 24 | 6.9 | 41 | 11.7 | 26 | 7.4 |
| Biofeedback (n = 333) | 329 | 98.8 | 2 | 0.6 | – | – | 2 | 0.6 |
| Meditation (n = 355) | 280 | 78.9 | 23 | 6.5 | 29 | 8.2 | 23 | 6.5 |