| Number of articles: 8 |
| 1. Effect of gentle massage on regression of sensory analgesia during epidural block. |
| Authors: Ueda W, Katatoka Y, Sagara Y. |
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| We investigated the effect of gentle epigastric massage on the regression of the sensory analgesia of epidural block. |
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| 2. Effects of adjunctive Swedish massage and vibration therapy on short-term postoperative outcomes: a randomized, controlled trial |
| Authors: Taylor AG, Galper DI, Taylor P, Rice LW, Andersen W, Irvin W, Wang XQ, Harrell FE Jr. |
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| OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of adjunctive postoperative massage and vibration therapy on short-term postsurgical pain, negative affect, and physiologic stress reactivity. |
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| 3. Effects of massage for prevention of pressure ulcers. |
| Author: Olson B. |
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| The purpose of this study was to determine whether standard massage (30 seconds) and extended massage (60 seconds) affected skin temperature of patients who had undergone fractured hip surgery. |
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| 4. Expanding the nursing repertoire: the effect of massage on post-operative pain. |
| Authors: Nixon M, Teschendorff J, Finney J, Karnilowicz W. |
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| An equivalent groups design with a treatment group of 19 patients and a control group of 20 patients was used to investigate the impact of massage therapy on patients' perceptions of post-operative pain. |
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| 5. Foot reflexology massage: a clinical study |
| Author: Kesselring A |
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| The aim of the study was to investigate the possible usefulness of foot reflexology on the recovery after a surgical intervention. |
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| 6. Length of stay and medication use in hysterectomy patients treated with a single massage treatment |
| Authors: Dudley G, McGrath KN, Pheley AM |
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| Forty-one women (mean age 44 years, S. |
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| 7. Postoperative arm massage: a support for women with lymph node dissection |
| Authors: Forchuk C, Baruth P, Prendergast M, Holliday R, Bareham R, Brimner S, Schulz V, Chan YC, Yammine N |
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| PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of arm massage from a significant other following lymph node dissection surgery. |
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| 8. The effect of foot massage on patients' perception of care following laparoscopic sterilization as day case patients. |
| Authors: Hulme J, Waterman H, Hillier VF. |
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| This randomized-controlled study examined the effects of foot massage on patients' perception of care received following surgery. |
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