精油按摩應用於頸肩疼痛成效之初探

Effect of Massage with Essential Oil on Neck and Shoulder as a Method for Pain Relief

本研究目的為了解使用薰衣草精油按摩對緩解頸肩疼痛之成效探討。採類實驗研究設計，以30位中部某科技大學教職員工為對象，採立意取樣，非隨機分配方式，分成實驗組15人及控制組15人。實驗組是採用薰衣草精油按摩，每次按摩頸肩部位10分鐘，每週兩次，為期一個月；而控制組則使用未含薰衣草成分的基礎油進行按摩。以結構式問卷為研究工具，包含基本資料、頸肩疼痛對身心症狀影響問卷、頸肩疼痛緩解問卷及疼痛問卷等四部分。使用獨立t檢定比較兩組前後頸肩疼痛及疼痛緩解程度，結果顯示兩組疼痛皆達顯著差異(t=7.94, p＜.000; t=6.72, p＜.000)，且疼痛程度緩解可達50%之成效。精油或基礎油按摩皆有助於頸肩疼痛的緩解。

shoulder as a method for pain relief. This study was designed with a quasiexperiment. Thirty subjects were volunteers from the staff of a university. Via purposive sampling and non-random assignment, the subjects were divided into two groups: an essential oil massage group and a carrier oil massage group. A structured questionnaire was used as a survey tool and it was comprised of four parts: basic data of the subjects, pain, neck and shoulder pain Inducingpsychophysical symptoms, and neck and shoulder pain relief. The subjects in both groups massaged their necks and shoulders for ten minutes each time and twice a week. The study lasted for one month. All statistic data were analyzed, and the levels in pain and pain relief in the two groups were compared. The results showed significant differences between the two groups (p.000), and the pain level was dramatically decreased by 50% when the neck and shoulder were massaged with essential oil a carrier for pain relief. The study proved that essential oil or a carrier oil massage could be used to relieve neck and shoulder pain.