Alternative therapies in health and medicine
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Altern Ther Health Med · Mar 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialHorticultural therapy for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: results of a pilot study.
Therapists can use horticultural therapy as an adjuvant therapy in a non threatening context, with the intent of bringing about positive effects in physical health, mental health, and social interaction. Very few experimental studies exist that test its clinical effectiveness. ⋯ The addition of horticultural therapy to a pain management program improved participants' physical and mental health and their coping ability with respect to chronic musculoskeletal pain.