Complementary therapies in clinical practice
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · Feb 2016
ReviewKnee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly can be reduced by massage therapy, yoga and tai chi: A review.
This is a review of recently published research, both empirical studies and meta-analyses, on the effects of complementary therapies including massage therapy, yoga and tai chi on pain associated with knee osteoarthritis in the elderly. ⋯ Larger, randomized control trials are needed on each of these therapies using more standardized protocols and more objective variables in addition to the self-reported WOMAC pain scale, for example, range-of-motion and observed range-of-motion pain. In addition, treatment comparison studies should be conducted so, for example, if the lower-cost yoga and tai chi were as effective as massage therapy, they might be used in combination with or as supplemental to massage therapy. Nonetheless, these therapies are at least reducing pain in knee osteoarthritis and they do not seem to have side effects.
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · Feb 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effects of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on fatigue levels in haemodialysis patients: A randomized clinical trial.
This study was intended to examine the efficacy of lavender essential oil for the alleviation of fatigue in haemodialysis patients. ⋯ Our result does not support other studies suggesting that lavender essential oil is effective on fatigue in haemodialysis patients. This conflicting result can mostly be ascribed to a variety of factors such as duration of aromatherapy and differences in concentrations of lavender essential oil.