Friday, April 17, 2015

Sensory and Affective Pain Discrimination After Inhalation of Essential Oils




In this study, we demonstrated that inhalation of essential oil of lavender and essential oil of rosemary does not produce a detectable analgesic effect; however, subjects’ retrospective evaluations of aroma-induced changes in pain intensity and pain unpleasantness suggested that they perceived some ben- efit of the intervention, especially for lavender. Thus, in a typical clinical evaluation protocol that relies on retrospective evaluations of treatment effectiveness, aromatherapy may pro- duce a clinically relevant shift in the patient’s report of perceived pain. Therefore, given the minimal side effects of this intervention, aromatherapy may be helpful in treatment set- tings associated with both pain and heightened affective arousal, such as dental care or the outpatient treatment setting.





 


 



Sensory and Affective Pain Discrimination After Inhalation of Essential Oils

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