Touch therapies for pain relief in adults

So, Pui Shan; Jiang, Jianfa; Qin, Ying

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“…Interestingly, a Cochrane review also found significant effects of biofield therapies for reducing pain intensity, compared to both sham touch and no-treatment control groups. 11 We concluded that much more work is needed to assess clinical impact and potential mechanisms, especially with adequately powered studies.…”

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Biofield Research: A Roundtable Discussion of Scientific and Methodological Issues

Hammerschlag

Jain

Baldwin

et al. 2012

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Richard Hammerschlag: This discussion will be among the participants of a symposium on clinical and basic science research on the biofield, held as part of the International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health in Portland, Oregon in May 2012. The 7 of us are conventional biomedical researchers in physiology, clinical psychology, cell biology, biophysics, and neurobiology, who through various paths have expanded our research interests to include performing preclinical studies, clinical trials, and systematic reviews of biofield therapies, as well as basic research and reviews on what we call biofield physiology. We should begin with a few definitions. Biofield therapies, which most commonly include external Qigong, Healing Touch, Johrei, Reconnective Healing, Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch, are a family of health care practices that involve either, or both, hands-on and hands-off treatment. 1,2 We infer that such healing can occur since living systems coexist within and co-contribute to a biofield, 3,4 which we define in terms of electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields as well as subtle energies (energies that appear to exist but have not yet been measured). I'd like to ask Jim to provide us with a brief overview of how the concept of the biofield has evolved.

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Biofield Research: A Roundtable Discussion of Scientific and Methodological Issues

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Baldwin

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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…Other studies have demonstrated poor knowledge of non‐pharmacological methods in pain management (21, 26). Touch and listening to music may, for instance, provide clinically meaningful pain relief (27, 28). Considering that pain is not only a sensory but also an emotionally related phenomenon, health care professionals should be updated on these non‐pharmacological methods.…”

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Attitudes, beliefs and self‐reported competence about postoperative pain among physicians and nurses working on surgical wards

Rognstad

Fredheim

Johannessen

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Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Scand J Caring Sci; 2012; 26; 545-552 Attitudes, beliefs and self-reported competence about postoperative pain among physicians and nurses working on surgical wards Aims: To investigate attitudes, beliefs and self-reported competence with regard to pain management in nurses and physicians on surgical wards. Interprofessional differences between physicians and nurses were also examined. Methods: A total of 795 physicians and nurses from different surgical departments in Norway were invited to complete a questionnaire measuring attitudes, beliefs and self-reported competence about postoperative pain. Findings: In total, 128 physicians and 407 nurses completed the questionnaire (response rate 68%). Of these, 77% of physicians and 57% of nurses reported more than 4 years' work experience with postoperative pain. Most of the physicians (95%) and nurses (86%) reported that patients 'often' or 'very often' achieved satisfactory pain relief. Overall, 69% of the sample evaluated themselves as being highly competent or competent in treating nociceptive pain, while only 16% reported they were highly competent or competent in treating neuropathic pain. There were no statistically significant differences between the professions regarding their self-reported competence in pain management, and nurses and physicians only differed on three out of 18 conditions regarding their appraisal of conditions related to postoperative pain management after controlling for years of experience. Only 20% of respondents were satisfied with the annual updates for staff about pain relief for patients with postoperative pain. Conclusions: Even though the majority of physicians and nurses described themselves as competent in management of nociceptive pain, and thought that patients often or very often achieved satisfactory pain relief, the respondents reported dissatisfaction with the annual updates in pain management and poor competence in treatment of neuropathic pain.

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“…Although little high‐quality research has been done on the effect of Reiki on pain, Thrane and Cohen 34 conducted a literature review with effect‐size calculations and found that Reiki may be effective in reducing pain and anxiety in adults, though larger studies are needed. A Cochrane review of the literature on healing touch, therapeutic touch, and Reiki combined revealed a modest effect in pain relief, though the authors comment that the larger therapeutic effects were attributed to the Reiki studies and that the experience of the practitioner played a role in the effectiveness of the therapy 35 …”

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Considerations for Complementary and Alternative Interventions for Pain

Schulenburg¹

2015

AORN Journal

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Nurses play an important role in pain management. When considering strategies for effective pain management, nurses must consider and be able to provide information about complementary and alternative therapies. Awareness of alternative interventions for pain extends across herbal therapies, energy medicine, and mind-body exercises. Treatment regimens that integrate conventional therapies with alternative therapies based on the medical systems of non-Western cultures may affect outcomes positively through medical interactions. Nurses should question patients and families about complementary health practices to determine whether they may affect postsurgical recovery and also to determine the level of openness to alternative practices that have evidence of success or equivalency in managing pain.

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Touch therapies for pain relief in adults

Abstract: PEARLS are succinct summaries of Cochrane Systematic Reviews for primary care practitioners. They Touch therapies may have a modest effect in pain relief Clinical questionHow effective are touch therapies (Healing Touch, Therapeutic Touch and Reiki) in relieving acute and chronic pain?

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Biofield Research: A Roundtable Discussion of Scientific and Methodological Issues

Biofield Research: A Roundtable Discussion of Scientific and Methodological Issues

Attitudes, beliefs and self‐reported competence about postoperative pain among physicians and nurses working on surgical wards

Considerations for Complementary and Alternative Interventions for Pain

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