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Aromatherapy Massage on the Abdomen for Alleviating Menstrual Pain in High School Girls: A Preliminary Controlled Clinical Study
Joint Authors
Hur, Myung-Haeng
Seong, Ka-Yeon
Lee, Mi-Kyoung
Lee, Myeong Soo
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study investigated the alleviating effects of aromatherapy massage and acetaminophen on menstrual pain in Korean high school girls.
Subjects were divided into two groups: the aromatherapy massage (treatment) group (n=32) and the acetaminophen (control) group (n=23).
Aromatherapy massage was performed on subjects in the treatment group.
The abdomen was massaged once using clary sage, marjoram, cinnamon, ginger, and geranium in a base of almond oil.
The level of menstrual pain was assessed using a visual analogue scale at baseline and twenty-four hours afterward.
The reduction of menstrual pain was significantly higher in the aromatherapy group than in the acetaminophen group.
Using multiple regression, aromatherapy massage was found to be more highly associated with reduction in the level of menstrual pain than acetaminophen.
These finding suggest that aromatherapy massage may be an effective treatment for menstrual pain in high school girls.
However, it could not be verified whether the positive effects derived from the aromatherapy, the massage, or both.
Further rigorous studies should be conducted using more objective measures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hur, Myung-Haeng& Lee, Myeong Soo& Seong, Ka-Yeon& Lee, Mi-Kyoung. 2011. Aromatherapy Massage on the Abdomen for Alleviating Menstrual Pain in High School Girls: A Preliminary Controlled Clinical Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hur, Myung-Haeng…[et al.]. Aromatherapy Massage on the Abdomen for Alleviating Menstrual Pain in High School Girls: A Preliminary Controlled Clinical Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028161
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hur, Myung-Haeng& Lee, Myeong Soo& Seong, Ka-Yeon& Lee, Mi-Kyoung. Aromatherapy Massage on the Abdomen for Alleviating Menstrual Pain in High School Girls: A Preliminary Controlled Clinical Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028161
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028161