The challenge of pain.

Silva, José Aparecido da

doi:10.3922/j.psns.2014.1.01

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“…Thus, the gate will be closed, and pain cannot reach spinal cord level. [17,18] Finally, patients reported reduced pain intensity [19] and were more relaxing during the massage. [20] CONCLUSIONS Literature has revealed that TMM could serve as an alternative treatment for those having chronic diseases, postpartum stroke and poststroke conditions.…”

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The effectiveness of traditional Malay massage: A narrative review

Sejari¹,

Kamaruddin²,

Ming³

2014

Arch Pharma Pract

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The traditional Malay massage (TMM), also known locally as urut Melayu, is one of the fields of traditional and complementary medicine. The practices and understanding are originally related to Malay culture in selected hospitals under the Ministry of Health since 2007. This study is to review the available evidence on the effectiveness of TMM as an alternative therapeutic approach to various conditions. An online electronic search in databases (Ovid ™ , Scopus, EMBASE and PubMed) was performed using keywords such as Malay massage and urut Melayu. Documents including case studies, case reports, and research studies were examined and analyzed. Two case studies and one qualitative research study about TMM for chronic diseases were explored. It was reported that the majority of those having chronic diseases sought TMM as an alternative treatment to improve mobility and quality of life. The second case study explored the effectiveness of TMM for a postpartum stroke patient, and there was improvement of physical function, mobility and optimizing the activity of daily living for this patient. The third article provided treatment-seeking behavior of poststroke patients and their TMM practitioners. From their interviews with 17 volunteers, they reported that Malay massage is very helpful for their body conditions after stroke due to high blood pressure and postdelivery complications. The patients revealed that TMM has provided them positive, beneficial effects. The review indicated that TMM could serve as an alternative treatment for those having chronic diseases, postpartum stroke and poststroke conditions. Therefore, the current review highlights the role TMM has in view of positive, beneficial effects to improve and optimize mobility, physical function, activity, daily living and quality of life.

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The effectiveness of traditional Malay massage: A narrative review

Sejari¹,

Kamaruddin²,

Ming³

2014

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“…[29] As a result, pain impulse unable to reach spinal cord area and brain cannot interpret pain. [30] A recent study suggested traditional Thai massage can contribute therapeutic and physiological effects on back area. [31] These effects cause pain relief and slow down sympathetic activity as well as increasing cardiac parasympathetic activity.…”

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A narrative review of massage and spinal manipulation in the treatment of low back pain

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Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems that affect patients' daily life. Nowadays, treatment of LBP is very challenging due to the recurrent nature of the problem. This narrative review focuses on massage and spinal manipulation on LBP condition. The other issues consist of epidemiology, etiology, symptoms, and rapport between clinician and patient on treatment were explored. Online electronic search in databases (Ovid TM , Scopus, EMBASE and PubMed) was performed using key words such as LBP, massage, and spinal manipulation. Textbooks and web page are additional sources that were used for gathering information. Literature reported that high incidence of LBP in agriculture areas which is farmer, in the urban area mainly office worker and industrial area mainly factory operator. LBP frequently occurs among office workers, pregnant, and obesity due to poor body mechanics. Building a successful rapport is a single most important factor in a relationship between clinician and patient. Understanding patient's perspective in their illness such as belief about cause, treatment approaches, and quality-of-life will help clinician create plans that are more appropriate to patient's situation and preferences. Patient's trust is the easing way for the clinician to provide treatments. Based on current evidence, there are arrays of conservative treatments shown to be effective in treating LBP. However, massage and spinal manipulation are the most popular among LBP patients because it contributes good effect in reducing pain intensity. Massage preferred by certain patient such as traditional Malay massage, Thai massage, Tui Na because it provide a relaxation on the body. In addition, spinal manipulation also showed a positive outcome on pain reduction and joint hypomobility. LBP is a common problem, and various methods could be used as a treatment. However, traditional massage is fast gaining popularity even in the modernized society.

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“…Although various clinical studies have hitherto provided progressive results in the suppression of pain for the last decade [ 11 ], since the treatment of pain is very complex, the choice of effective and safe treatment for satisfactory pain management is still very difficult even for healthcare professionals. On the other hand, current therapeutics are not adequate to relieve some types of pain, and in many cases these treatments offer debilitating side effects.…”

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Recent advances in pain management based on nanoparticle technologies

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Background Pain is a vital sense that indicates the risk of injury at a particular body part. Successful control of pain is the principal aspect in medical treatment. In recent years, the advances of nanotechnology in pain management have been remarkable. In this review, we focus on literature and published data that reveal various applications of nanotechnology in acute and chronic pain management. Methods The presented content is based on information collected through pain management publications (227 articles up to April 2021) provided by Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar services. Results A comprehensive study of the articles revealed that nanotechnology-based drug delivery has provided acceptable results in pain control, limiting the side effects and increasing the efficacy of analgesic drugs. Besides the ability of nanotechnology to deliver drugs, sophisticated nanosystems have been designed to enhance imaging and diagnostics, which help in rapid diagnosis of diseases and have a significant impact on controlling pain. Furthermore, with the development of various tools, nanotechnology can accurately measure pain and use these measurements to display the efficiency of different interventions. Conclusions Nanotechnology has started a new era in the pain management and many promising results have been achieved in this regard. Nevertheless, there is still no substantial and adequate act of nanotechnology in this field. Therefore, efforts should be directed to broad investigations. Graphical Abstract

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The challenge of pain.

Cited by 6 publications

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The effectiveness of traditional Malay massage: A narrative review

The effectiveness of traditional Malay massage: A narrative review

A narrative review of massage and spinal manipulation in the treatment of low back pain

Recent advances in pain management based on nanoparticle technologies

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