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Effectiveness of Pain Management Following Electrical Injury

Effectiveness of Pain Management Following Electrical Injury Li, Adrienne L. K. BASc; Gomez, Manuel MD, MSc; Fish, Joel S. MD, MSc, FRCS(C) Journal of Burn Care & Research: January/February 2010 – Volume 31 – Issue 1 – pp 73-82 doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181cb8e94 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of pain management after […]

Touch therapies for pain relief in adults.

BACKGROUND: Pain is a global public health problem affecting the lives of large numbers of patients and their families. Touch therapies (Healing Touch (HT), Therapeutic Touch (TT) and Reiki) have been found to relieve pain, but some reviews have suggested there is insufficient evidence to support their use. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of touch […]

Tuesday September 5th, 2023 in Anxiety, Conference, Products | No Comments »

Massage therapy as a supportive care intervention for children with cancer

Pediatric oncology nurses can help maximize patient outcomes by assessing, advocating, and coordinating massage therapy services as a supportive care intervention. This is the conclusion of a recent literature review that assess the integrating massage as a supportive care intervention for children with cancer. According to the data synthesis’ authors, from the Division of Pediatric […]

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Lower Back Pain and Massage

People who have acute lower-back pain should undertake self-care and massage and spinal manipulation, according to a recommendation from a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine October 2007. The study reccomends that for patients who do not improve with self-care options, clinicians (Doctors) should consider the addition of nonpharmacologic therapy with proven benefits—for […]

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