Acute Postoperative Pain Management Using Massage as an Adjuvant Therapy

Mitchinson, Allison R.; Kim, Hyungjin Myra; Rosenberg, Jack M.; Geisser, Michael E.; Kirsh, Marvin M.; Cikrit, Dolores F.; Hinshaw, Daniel B.

doi:10.1001/archsurg.142.12.1158

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“…During subsequent wrist extension exercises, participants in the massage group and in the touch group both experienced decreased delayed-onset muscle soreness relative to control participants. Massage therapy has also proven effective at reducing pain for postoperative patients [35], advanced cancer patients with moderate-to-severe pain [36], cardiac surgery patients [37], and for children and adolescents with chronic pain [38].…”

Section: Massage Therapymentioning

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Interpersonal Touch Buffers Pain Sensitivity in Romantic Relationships but Heightens Sensitivity between Strangers and Friends

Floyd¹,

Ray²,

Raalte³

et al. 2018

RPBS

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A variety of evidence suggests that interpersonal behaviors such as touch can have pain-alleviating effects on recipients. Less well understood is how touch affects sensitivity to pain in the first place, and whether its effects depend on the nature of the relationship in which it occurs. In the present experiment, 55 adults who had not been diagnosed with a pain disorder were exposed to a cold pressor pain induction with an opposite-sex stranger, platonic friend, or romantic partner who either touched their shoulders, was present in the room without touching them, or was absent during the cold pressor. The outcome variable was the self-reported level of pain induced by the stimulus at the moment when the stimulus became painful (i.e., pain sensitivity). Compared to presence or absence, touch dampened pain sensitivity for romantic partners, allowing them to tolerate more intensity before the stimulus became painful. Touch had the opposite effect for friends and strangers, heightening their sensitivity to pain.

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Section: Massage Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Interpersonal Touch Buffers Pain Sensitivity in Romantic Relationships but Heightens Sensitivity between Strangers and Friends

Floyd¹,

Ray²,

Raalte³

et al. 2018

RPBS

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“…Constant softness and penetration under consistent intensities, frequencies and manipulation durations are applied to all styles of Tuina. Clinical practice has demonstrated the therapeutic effects of Tuina for the treatment of pain, depression, chronic inflammation and mechanical injury (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12). According to the theory of peripheral sensory signaling, there exists an interacting network of sensory nerves in the skin and beneath the muscles (13).…”

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confidence: 99%

Analgesic effects of Chinese Tuina massage in a rat model of pain

Jiang

Hao

Fang

et al. 2016

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

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Abstract. Previous clinical trials have suggested that theChinese Tuina massage may exert transient analgesic effects. However, further investigation regarding the underlying mechanism has been hindered by the lack of a suitable animal model of pain. The present study established a rat model of hind leg pain by injecting 5.8% hypertonic saline solution (HSS) into the left gastrocnemius muscle. The effects of various Tuina massages on the pain thresholds of the rats were then measured. In addition, the effects of ipsilateral and contralateral Tuina massages on C-fiber-evoked field potentials following electrical stimulation of the left sciatic nerve were determined. Alterations in the gastrocnemius muscle tissues following various Tuina applications were investigated using hematoxylin and eosin, and desmin staining, as well as malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase assays. Heavy hand pressure transiently reduced the pain sensitivity of both posterior limbs, despite HSS only being injected into the left hind leg. Tuina massage treatments that lasted for 15 min were associated with the best results and an absence of local tissue changes. The results of electrical sciatic nerve stimulation demonstrated that ipsilateral and contralateral Tuina massage may decrease the level of peripheral nociceptive C-fiber activity. In the present study, the Chinese Tuina massage exerted analgesic effects in a rat model of pain, which did not involve tissue damage, following a 15 min massage. Therefore, the rat model of pain used in the present study may provide a novel approach for investigating the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of Tuina massage. IntroductionNociception is a sensory process that leads to pain triggered by nociceptors, which are primary sensory neurons that respond to thermal, mechanical or chemical stimuli (1). There are various major pain theories, including the intensity theory of pain, which postulates that any sensory stimulus with enough intensity can generate pain (2). The peripheral pattern theory suggests that pain is produced by intense stimulation of all skin fiber endings (3), which contradicts the specificity theory, which proposes that there are numerous types of sensory receptors, with each one responding to a specific type of stimuli (4). All of these theories propose that pain is induced by the hyperstimulation of sensory receptors; however, research has suggested that pain may be associated with other sensory stimuli, such as touch (5).The Chinese Tuina massage is a traditional hand massage, which has previously been associated with pain relief. There are six main styles of physical Tuina therapy, including wobbling, rubbing, vibrating, squeezing, knocking and articular moving. Squeezing involves pressing, pinching, kneading, grasping and rubbing, and is commonly used in Tuina pain treatments (6). Constant softness and penetration under consistent intensities, frequencies and manipulation durations are applied to all styles of Tuina. Clinical practice h...

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“…Bu yöntemler hasarlı böl-genin istirahati, periferal teknikler, bilişsel/davranışsal teknikler ve psikojenik yöntemlerdir. [37][38][39] Bayındır ve Çürük'ün çalışmasında, cerrahi sonrası akut ağrı yönetime ilişkin yapılan çeşitli tez çalış-malarında farmakolojik ajanların yanı sıra özellikle gevşeme egzersizleri, akupunktur, akupress, dokunma ve masaj, transkütan elektriksel sinir stimülasyonu, sıcak-soğuk uygulama, hidroterapi, müzik ve aromaterapi gibi nonfarmakalojik ajanların kullanımının etkili olduğu vurgulanmıştır. 37 …”

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“…18,19 Mitchinson ve ark.nın çalışmasında, masajın majör operasyon geçiren hastalarda akut postoperatif ağ-rıların hafifletilmesi için etkin ve güvenli bir adjuvan tedavi olduğu belirtilmektedir. 38 Wang ve Keck, el ve ayak masajının ameliyat sonrası ağrıyı azalttığını ve ağrı yönetiminde etkili olduğunu saptamışlardır. 20 Irani ve ark., gebe kadınlarda sezaryen ameliyatı sonrası ağrı ve kaygıyı azaltmak için el ve ayak masajını tamamlayıcı bir yöntem olarak önermektedirler.…”

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A Recommendation in Pain Management After Breast Surgery: Hand Massage

Nemli¹,

Ceyhan²,

Başer³

2017

Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci

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Acute Postoperative Pain Management Using Massage as an Adjuvant Therapy

Abstract: Adjuvant massage therapy improves pain management and postoperative anxiety among many patients who experience unrelieved postoperative pain. Pharmacologic interventions alone may not address all of the factors involved in the experience of pain.

Cited by 95 publications

References 44 publications

Interpersonal Touch Buffers Pain Sensitivity in Romantic Relationships but Heightens Sensitivity between Strangers and Friends

Interpersonal Touch Buffers Pain Sensitivity in Romantic Relationships but Heightens Sensitivity between Strangers and Friends

Analgesic effects of Chinese Tuina massage in a rat model of pain

A Recommendation in Pain Management After Breast Surgery: Hand Massage

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