Effects of Somatothermal Far-Infrared Ray on Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Pilot Study

المؤلفون المشاركون

Ou, Ming-Chiu
Ke, Yu-Min
Liu, Ho-Yen
Chang, Wen-An
Ho, Cheng-Kun
Lin, Yung-Sheng

المصدر

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

العدد

المجلد 2012، العدد 2012 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.

الناشر

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

تاريخ النشر

2012-12-18

دولة النشر

مصر

عدد الصفحات

8

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الملخص EN

The purpose of this study was to assess the beneficial effects of using a far-infrared (FIR) belt on the management of patients with primary dysmenorrhea.

This is the first study to determine the efficacy of somatothermal FIR using a parallel-arm randomized sham-controlled and double-blinded design with objective physical evidence and psychometric self-reports.

Fifty-one Taiwanese women with primary dysmenorrhea were enrolled in the study.

Results indicate that there was an increased abdominal temperature of 0.6°C and a 3.27% increase in abdominal blood flow in the FIR group (wearing FIR belt) compared to those in the control group (wearing sham belt).

Verbal rating scale and numeric rating scale scores in the FIR group were both lower than those in the control group.

Compared to the blank group (wearing no belt), the average dysmenorrhea pain duration of the FIR group was significantly reduced from 2.5 to 1.8 days, but there was no significant difference in the control group.

These results demonstrate that the use of a belt made of far-infrared ceramic materials can reduce primary dysmenorrhea.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Ke, Yu-Min& Ou, Ming-Chiu& Ho, Cheng-Kun& Lin, Yung-Sheng& Liu, Ho-Yen& Chang, Wen-An. 2012. Effects of Somatothermal Far-Infrared Ray on Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028182

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Ke, Yu-Min…[et al.]. Effects of Somatothermal Far-Infrared Ray on Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028182

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Ke, Yu-Min& Ou, Ming-Chiu& Ho, Cheng-Kun& Lin, Yung-Sheng& Liu, Ho-Yen& Chang, Wen-An. Effects of Somatothermal Far-Infrared Ray on Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028182

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references

رقم السجل

BIM-1028182