Trial reportJournal of evidence-based integrative medicine
The Distinction of Hot Herbal Compress, Hot Compress, and Topical Diclofenac as Myofascial Pain Syndrome Treatment.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Acupoint Hot Compress on Postpartum Urinary Retention After Vaginal Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- Changes of Endothelin-1 and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Concentrations in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy after Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Hot Compression with Chinese Herbal Medicine.Genetics research · 2021Trial
- Efficacy of Phlai (Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness of Thermal Stimulation Plus Conventional Therapy for Functional Recovery After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Effective Pain Management of Postherpetic Neuralgia Using a Combination of Analgesics and Conservative Measures.Cureus · 2024Article
- Multidisciplinary Guidelines for the Rational Use of Topical Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Musculoskeletal Pain (2022).Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Clinical study of Chinese medicine holographic scraping combined with hot ironing in improving early diabetic retinopathy.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Preliminary evidence of safety and effectiveness of Loxoprofen Sodium Cataplasm combined with physiotherapy for myofascial pain syndrome treatment: A randomized controlled pilot clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Effect of cold and hot compress on neutrophilic migration to the site of doxorubicin extravasation.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2019Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the distinctness after treatment among hot herbal compress, hot compress, and topical diclofenac. The registrants were equally divided into groups and received the different treatments including hot herbal compress, hot compress, and topical diclofenac group, which served as the control group. After treatment courses, Visual Analog Scale and 36-Item Short Form Health survey were, respectively, used to establish the level of pain intensity and quality of life. In addition, cervical range of motion and pressure pain threshold were also examined to identify the motional effects. All treatments showed significantly decreased level of pain intensity and increased cervical range of motion, while the intervention groups exhibited extraordinary capability compared with the topical diclofenac group in pressure pain threshold and quality of life. In summary, hot herbal compress holds promise to be an efficacious treatment parallel to hot compress and topical diclofenac.
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