Effect of aromatherapy on pain and discomfort in patients who are receiving intramuscular stimulation therapy or trigger point injections for chronic pain.
The study will explore the effect of aromatherapy on pain and discomfort in patients who are receiving intramuscular stimulation therapy or trigger point injections for chronic pain. This will be a blinded study where patients will act as their own control over two treatment visits. On one visit patient will be exposed to either the aromatherapy or a placebo. On their second visit patients will be exposed to the other compound. The study will collect demographic data, pain intensity and affect, and catastrophizing information.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
5 deep breaths from packet prior to treatment
5 deep breaths from packet prior to treatment
Change in Acute Pain
Examine the change in Acute Pain associated with two identical procedures involving muscle with either an aromatherapy intervention or control intervention. With each patient being their own control, patients will rate their acute pain immediately after the procedure on a 0-10 scale (0=No pain and 10=Pain as bad as you can imagine).
Time frame: Immediately after the Procedure
Change in Overall Experience
Examine the change in Overall Experience of pain with two identical procedures involving muscle with either an aromatherapy intervention or control intervention. With each patient being their own control, patients will rate their overall experience of pain after the procedure on a 0-10 scale (0=No pain and 10=Pain as bad as you can imagine).
Time frame: Immediately after the Procedure
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