ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2005
Immunological and Psychological Benefits of Aromatherapy Massage.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- EFFECTS OF AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE ON THE SLEEP QUALITY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS IN A SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM · 2017Trial
- Depression, mood, stress, and Th1/Th2 immune balance in primary breast cancer patients undergoing classical massage therapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2011Trial
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- Much More Than a Pleasant Scent: A Review on Essential Oils Supporting the Immune System.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Clinical Pharmacology ofEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Review
- Aromatherapy with two essential oils from Satureja genre and mindfulness meditation to reduce anxiety in humans.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2017Article
- The Effect of Massage With Lavender Oil on Restless Leg Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nursing and midwifery studies · 2015Article
- Body massage performance investigation by brain activity analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012Article
- Anxiolytic effect of aromatherapy massage in patients with breast cancer.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2009Article
- Dominican Children with HIV not Receiving Antiretrovirals: Massage Therapy Influences their Behavior and Development.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2008Article
- Evaluating effects of aromatherapy massage on sleep in children with autism: a pilot study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2006Article
- A Fragrant Environment Containing α-Pinene Suppresses Tumor Growth in Mice by Modulating the Hypothalamus/Sympathetic Nerve/Leptin Axis and Immune System.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
This preliminary investigation compares peripheral blood cell counts including red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), neutrophils, peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs), CD4(+), CD8(+) and CD16(+) lymphocytes, CD4(+)/CD8(+) ratio, hematocrit, humoral parameters including serum interferon-gamma and interleukin-6, salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA). Psychological measures including the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire and the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) between recipients (n = 11) of carrier oil massage and aromatherapy massage, which includes sweet almond oil, lavender oil, cypress oil and sweet marjoram oil. Though both STAI and SDS showed a significant reduction (P < 0.01) after treatment with aromatherapy and carrier massage, no difference between the aromatherapy and control massage was observed for STAI and SDS. Aromatherapy, in contrast to control massage, did not significantly reduce RBC count or hematocrit. However, aromatherapy massage showed a significant (P > 0.05) increase in PBLs, possibly due to an increase in CD8(+) and CD16(+) lymphocytes, which had significantly increased post-treatment (P < 0.01). Consequently, the CD4(+)/CD8(+) ratio decreased significantly (P < 0.01). The paucity of such differences after carrier oil massage suggests that aromatherapy massage could be beneficial in disease states that require augmentation of CD8(+) lymphocytes. While this study identifies the immunological benefits of aromatherapy massage, there is a need to validate the findings prospectively in a larger cohort of patients.
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