HomeDiseaseEffect of chamomile oil on the intensity of nonspecific low back pain in prehospital emergency technicians

Effect of chamomile oil on the intensity of nonspecific low back pain in prehospital emergency technicians

November 12, 2022

Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Oct;60:200-203. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.06.037. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Low back pain (LBP) are prevalent in prehospital emergency (PE) technicians. This study aimed to investigate effect of chamomile oil on the intensity of LBP in PE technicians.

METHODS: In this three-blind randomized clinical trial study, 90 PE technicians with LBP were randomly assigned to three groups: intervention, placebo and control. Intervention and placebo used 1.5 cc oil of chamomile and paraffin respectively, in lumbar region, three times a day for three weeks. Control group did not receive any intervention. Pain intensity and its interference with daily activities were measured by brief pain inventory (BPI), before intervention and end of first, second, and third weeks.

RESULTS: Intervention group showed a significant drop in pain intensity and pain interference with daily activities at end of first, second, and third week (p < 0.001). At the end of first and second weeks, the mean pain reduction in intervention was significantly higher than that in placebo and control (p < 0.001), but at end of third week, there was no significant difference between three groups in this respect (p > 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Topical chamomile oil application can reduce the intensity of LBP in PE technicians and its impact on their daily activities for a period of two weeks.

PMID:35787809 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2022.06.037

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Meet Dr. Blanchard Dr. Blanchard’s medical practice is an embodiment of Integrative health which brings conventional and complementary approaches together in a coordinated way. Conveniently located in sunny Florida and over the internet with ValiseMD’s secure HIPPA compliant telXmed servers. Since 1994, patients with a wide range of challenging medical problems have achieved optimum health using the best of natural medicine, judiciously combined with high-tech innovations. Breakthroughs are often achieved even after patients have consulted mainstream specialists and holistic practitioners. Dr. Blanchard is founder and CEO of ValiseMD, Inc. He is board certified in Family Medicine since 1994 and awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians in 2001. He received the ‘Teacher of the Year’ award from the University of Kansas School of Medicine at completion of his residency in Family Medicine. He completed a fellowship at Wake Forest University in the field of vascular neurosonology. He holds a medical patent in the field of Gastroenterology. He holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery in Florida. He started his medical career as a Emergency Medical Technician, then as a Paramedic and later a Medical Doctor.