Ginger compress therapy for adults with osteoarthritis.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
Tessa Therkleson

Abstract

This paper is a report of a study to explicate the phenomenon of ginger compresses for people with osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is claimed to be the leading cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability in Western society. Management ideally combines non-pharmacological strategies, including complementary therapies and pain-relieving medication. Ginger has been applied externally for over a thousand years in China to manage arthritis symptoms. Husserlian phenomenological methodology was used and the data were collected in 2007. Ten purposively selected adults who had suffered osteoarthritis for at least a year kept daily diaries and made drawings, and follow-up interviews and telephone conversations were conducted. Seven themes were identified in the data: (1) Meditative-like stillness and relaxation of thoughts; (2) Constant penetrating warmth throughout the body; (3) Positive change in outlook; (4) Increased energy and interest in the world; (5) Deeply relaxed state that progressed to a gradual shift in pain and increased interest in others; (6) Increased suppleness within the body and (7) More comfortable, flexible joint mobility. The essential experience of ginger compresses exposed the unique qualities of heat, stimulatio...Continue Reading

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Sep 17, 2013·Molecular Nutrition & Food Research·Amanda VillalvillaRodolfo Gómez
Dec 7, 2013·Journal of Holistic Nursing : Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association·Tessa Therkleson
Feb 3, 2018·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Zezhi LiJuan Li
Nov 16, 2017·Research and Theory for Nursing Practice·Betul TosunServet Tunay
May 22, 2020·Phytotherapy Research : PTR·Mariangela RondanelliSimone Perna
Jul 17, 2020·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Thanasekaran JayakumarJoen-Rong Sheu
Nov 14, 2020·Complementary Therapies in Medicine·Wiebke StritterGeorg Seifert

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