The effects of repeated thermal therapy for patients with chronic pain

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 288-294

  Masuda, Akinori ^b   Koga, Yasuyuki ^a   Hattanmaru, Masato ^c   Minagoe, Shinichi ^c   Tei, Chuwa ^c  

^a NISHIKYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Far infrared ray dry sauna; Multidisciplinary treatment; Pain behavior; Pain related anger; Thermal therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFRARED RADIATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SAUNA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOM; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WARMING;

ADULT; ANGER; BALNEOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERIODICITY;

EID: 23844544165     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086319     Document Type: Article

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