STUDIES ON PAIN RELIEF

Written By John Phan

  1. In this article published in the journal of Nursing, April 2020 (1), the researchers gave massage treatments once a week to those post surgical patients and found a significant reduction (54%) in pain intensity scores compared to those that didn’t receive massages. After their massages and an improvement in patients’ emotional well-being and relaxation. The patients also slept better after receiving massage treatments; they fell asleep faster and easier.

  2. In another study published in Annals of Family Medicine in 2014 (2), patients who received a 60-minute therapeutic massage treatment 2 or 3 times per week showed improved neck dysfunction and decreased neck pain compared to patients receiving no massage or fewer or shorter massage sessions. 

Reference

1. Horner P, Abshari S, Grove C. Massage: An alternative approach to pain management. Nursing. 2020;50(4):17-19. doi:10.1097/01.nurse.0000657036.52377.00

2. Sherman K, Cook A, Wellman R et al. Five-Week Outcomes From a Dosing Trial of Therapeutic Massage for Chronic Neck Pain. The Annals of Family Medicine. 

2014;12(2):112-120. doi:10.1370/afm.1602

 

John Phan
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