Effectiveness of Herbal Massage Cream Recipe to Relieve Aches and Pains of Neck and Shoulder Muscles
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This research study was a two-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research aiming to compare the effectiveness of an herbal massage cream recipe with diclofenac gel in relieving aches and pains of neck and shoulder muscles. The tools used in the study were a numerical rating scale (NRS), algometer for measuring pressure pain threshold (PPT), and cervical range of motion (CROM) measurement device. The volunteers were divided into 2 groups including group treated with the herbal massage cream consisting of 18 persons and group treated with diclofenac gel consisting of 22 persons. When the group treated with the herbal massage cream was compared before and after treatment with the herbal massage cream for 1 week, it was found that after treatment, NRS significantly decreased (p = 0.000) while PPT, neck flexion, and left lateral flexion significantly increased (p = 0.000, p = 0.050 and p = 0.008, respectively). When the group treated with diclofenac gel was compared before and after treatment with diclofenac gel for 1 week, it was found that after treatment, NRS significantly decreased (p = 0.000) while PPT, right lateral flexion, and left lateral flexion significantly increased (p = 0.000, p = 0.001 and p = 0.015, respectively). However, the results from the group treated with the herbal massage cream and the group treated with diclofenac gel were not significantly different. Therefore, this research demonstrated that the herbal massage cream recipe could reduce pain, relieve tightness in neck and shoulder muscles, and improve the cervical range of motion when used for a period of one week.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของ วารสารวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่นๆในมหาวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใดๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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