ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2018
Effects of Geranium Aromatherapy Massage on Premenstrual Syndrome: A Clinical Trial.
Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effects of different physiotherapy modalities on insomnia and depression in perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2023Pooled it
- A Pharmacotherapeutic Approaches for Managing Labour Pain Using Synthetic Drugs and Natural Therapies.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2024Review
- Impact of relaxation therapy on premenstrual symptoms: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Review
- Development and validation of the Health Promoting Behaviour for Bloating (HPB-Bloat) scale.PeerJ · 2021Article
- The Effects of Aromatherapy on Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Review
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionThis study evaluated the effects of geranium aromatherapy massage on premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
methodsA total of 120 female students with diagnosed PMS were randomly divided into three groups as control group, aromatherapy massage group, and massage group. Essential oil of geranium 2% in almond oil and sweet almond oil were used in aromatherapy massage group and massage group, respectively. Aromatherapy massage protocol was run for 8 weeks.
resultsThe study revealed that aromatherapy massage decreased the PMS physical and mental symptoms and massage therapy decreased the PMS physical and mental symptoms too (
conclusionsThis study recommends aromatherapy massage, as a complementary treatment, to improve PMS.
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