Comparing the Effects of Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy on Knee Pain, Morning Stiffness, Daily Life Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Hasanpour-Dehkordi, Ali; Kabiri, Fariba; Dris, Fatemeh

doi:10.1159/000510239

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“…Dear Editor, We are very happy to read this article named "Comparing the Effects of Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy on Knee Pain, Morning Stiffness, Daily Life Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis" [1]. The study confirmed that massage can effectively improve the quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis.…”

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Evaluating “Comparing the Effects of Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy on Knee Pain, Morning Stiffness, Daily Life Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis”

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Liu²,

Huang³

2022

Complement Med Res

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Dear Editor, We are very happy to read this article named “Comparing the Effects of Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy on Knee Pain, Morning Stiffness, Daily Life Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis” [1]. The study confirmed that massage can effectively improve the quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis. This provides clinicians with good health advice. We greatly appreciate the author’s research. If the research design can be improved, then the research power will be stronger. The authors used simple randomization for patient assignments. Although simple randomization is inexpensive and easy to implement, it is easy to trigger imbalances in terms of important baseline[2]. Furthermore, simple randomization may lead to i=imbalances in the number of participants randomized for each group [3]. In a small samples trial, simple randomization is not a good option for the trial. Blocked randomization may be a better choice for a small sample trial, for example, this study. On the other hand, authors should report the basis for the calculation of sample size according to the CONSORT statement [4]. The authors should consider the balance between medicine and statistics, which will be a bridge of scientific study and ethical requirements. The authors did not disclose how they determined the sample size, so we cannot evaluate whether the study reached a reasonable balance.

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Evaluating “Comparing the Effects of Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy on Knee Pain, Morning Stiffness, Daily Life Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis”

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Liu²,

Huang³

2022

Complement Med Res

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“…Additionally, it can positively influence cardiometabolic risk factors by increasing insulin sensitivity, reducing mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity, and reducing unfavorable blood lipids [ 7 , 8 ]. The gut microbiome also changes during fasting, and it has been recently suggested by human and animal data that the microbiome is associated with OA disease progression [ 9 ]. Moreover, fasting has been reported to support long-term dietary and lifestyle changes by enhancing self-efficacy, opening a window of opportunity for creating new habits [ 10 ] and sensitizing taste, especially to salt and sugar.…”

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Effects of Prolonged Fasting during Inpatient Multimodal Treatment on Pain and Functional Parameters in Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Exploratory Observational Study

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Preliminary clinical data suggest that pain reduction through fasting may be effective for different diagnoses. This uncontrolled observational clinical study examined the effects of prolonged modified fasting on pain and functional parameters in hip and knee osteoarthritis. Patients admitted to the inpatient department of Internal Medicine and Nature-based Therapies of the Immanuel Hospital Berlin between February 2018 and March 2020 answered questionnaires at the beginning and end of inpatient treatment, as well as at 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. Additionally, selected blood and anthropometric parameters, as well as subjective pain ratings, were routinely assessed during the inpatient stay. Fasting was the only common intervention for all patients, being performed as part of a multimodal integrative treatment program, with a daily caloric intake of <600 kcal for 7.7 ± 1.7 days. N = 125 consecutive patients were included. The results revealed an amelioration of overall symptomatology (WOMAC Index score: −14.8 ± 13.31; p < 0.001; d = 0.78) and pain alleviation (NRS Pain: −2.7 ± 1.98, p < 0.001, d = 1.48). Pain medication was reduced, stopped, or replaced by herbal remedies in 36% of patients. Improvements were also observed in secondary outcome parameters, including increased quality of life (WHO-5: +4.5 ± 4.94, p < 0.001, d = 0.94), reduced anxiety (HADS-A: −2.1 ± 2.91, p < 0001, d = 0.55) and depression (HADS-D: −2.3 ± 3.01, p < 0.001, d = 0.65), and decreases in body weight (−3.6 kg ± 1.65, p < 0.001, d = 0.21) and blood pressure (systolic: −6.2 ± 15.93, p < 0.001, d = 0.43; diastolic: −3.7 ± 10.55, p < 0.001, d = 0.43). The results suggest that patients with osteoarthritis of the lower extremities may benefit from prolonged fasting as part of a multimodal integrative treatment to improve quality of life, pain, and disease-specific functional parameters. Confirmatory randomized controlled trials are warranted to further investigate these hypotheses.

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“…Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Acetaminophen is a first-line therapy in pharmacology. However, long-term use of pharmacological therapy can lead to increased cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, kidney, hematopoietic, and liver problems (Hasanpour et al, 2021). Teslim et al (2014) highlighted the side effects of long-term usage of NSAID in Africa, patients complained about having musculoskeletal disorders and most of them suffer dizzyness (22,3%), stomach ache (15,9%), indigestion (12,8%), nausea (12,5%).…”

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The Effectiveness of Topical Plant Oils Against Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis Patient

Saragih

Masfuri

Gayatri

2022

NLJ

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The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients will increase along with the escalation of life expectancy. Complementary and alternative therapies like topical plant oils have been used to reduce pain in several countries. However, the effectiveness of this topical plant oil is not yet known, especially in patients with knee OA in Indonesia. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of topical plant oils on pain for knee OA patients through literatures review. The literature search was conducted using 5 electronic databases, namely PubMed, ScienceDirect, Emerald Insight and Cochrane (Central). The search for literature that matches the topic of literature review using PICO, after that a review is carried out using the PRISMA method. On initial search found 412 journals, then filtered according to the inclusion criteria, which are full text, English, 2015-2020 publications, and Randomized Control Trial design. The journals be obtained were filtered again by the title and the abstract then read the full text. There were 7 selected journals that matched to the inclusion criteria and research purposes after a critical assessment using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist for Randomized Controlled Trials. Topical plant oils are effective in reducing joint pain without side effects. These positive findings can be applied in Indonesia. Combination with other non-pharmacological therapies is suggested in future studies to increase the effectiveness of topical plant oils for knee OA patients in reducing joint pain.

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Comparing the Effects of Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy on Knee Pain, Morning Stiffness, Daily Life Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

Evaluating “Comparing the Effects of Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy on Knee Pain, Morning Stiffness, Daily Life Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis”

Evaluating “Comparing the Effects of Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy on Knee Pain, Morning Stiffness, Daily Life Function, and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis”

Effects of Prolonged Fasting during Inpatient Multimodal Treatment on Pain and Functional Parameters in Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Exploratory Observational Study

The Effectiveness of Topical Plant Oils Against Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis Patient

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