Efficacy of regular sauna bathing for chronic tension-type headache: A randomized controlled study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 103-109

  Kanji, Giresh ^a   Weatherall, Mark ^b   Peter, Raja ^c   Purdie, Gordon ^b   Page, Rachel ^d  

^a Southern Cross Specialist Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKMAN DISABILITY INDEX; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISABILITY INDEX; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SAUNA; SLEEP DISORDER; WELLBEING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STEAM BATH; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 84923104309     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2013.0466     Document Type: Article

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