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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of an acupuncture\/stretching protocol versus acupuncture\/stretching plus physiotherapy techniques, in patients with TTH cephalalgia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A single\u2010blind, prospective, multicentre, randomized controlled trial was designed considering the pragmatic situation of administering such protocols and treating the 44 headache patients participating in this study. The patients were randomly assigned in 2 treatment groups (control group, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a020, acupuncture\/stretching; experimental group, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a024, acupuncture\/stretching plus physiotherapy) and completed 10 treatment sessions within 4\u00a0weeks with measurements taking place before treatment, after the fifth treatment and after the 10th treatment. The mechanical pressure pain threshold (PPT) was considered as the main outcome measure, using a mechanical algometer to measure 7 bilateral somatic points. Acupuncture in both groups included 17\u201320 acupuncture points, whereas stretching was initially taught and subsequently self\u2010administered (self\u2010stretches), following a standardized set of movements of the cervical spine. Physiotherapy consisted of microwave diathermy and myofascial release with hands\u2010on techniques.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results\/findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>An improvement was noted in both groups\/treatments regarding the main outcome measure PPT, all the way from the first to fifth and the 10th treatment, at all measuring sites and at all measurements in both groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001). When comparing the 2 groups, differences were noted after the 10th treatment (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In conclusion, patients with TTH headache were benefited from acupuncture and stretching but further PPT improvements were evidenced when physiotherapy hands\u2010on techniques were added. 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