An experimental study on the effectiveness of massage with aromatic ginger and orange essential oil for moderate-to-severe knee pain among the elderly in Hong Kong

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-138

  Yip, Yin Bing ^a   Tam, Ada Chung Ying ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Essential oil; Experimental; Knee pain; Massage

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OLIVE OIL; PLACEBO; SWEET ORANGE EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGIDITY; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AROMATHERAPY; CITRUS SINENSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GINGER; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; OILS, VOLATILE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 44549085277     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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