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Body massage therapy has been proven to have countless health benefits. It is said to help prevent and treat a host of illnesses and ease a variety of pains. A study has also proven the effectiveness of body massage therapy in easing post operative pain. This can be tested by post operative patients with the help of professional massage therapists from reputable massage spas in Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Trinity and Clearwater FL.

A study conducted in Indiana has shown that 20 minutes of hand massage and foot massage given one day after surgery has significantly lowered the patients’ perception of their own pain intensity and distress. The same massage also lowered the patients’ respiratory rates and heart rates.

The study entitled “Foot and Hand Massage as an Intervention for Postoperative Pain” was conducted by Hsiao-Lan Wang, R.N., and Juanita F. Keck, R.N.. They were both members of the staff of the Clarion Health Partners Methodist Hospital and Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis, Indiana. The paper documenting the study was first published on pages 59-65 of the June 2004 issue of Pain Management Nursing, Vol. 5, No. 2.

The study covered 18 participants, all of whom were aged 20 or older. They had all undergone head surgery, neck surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, urological surgery, gynecological surgery or plastic surgery. They agreed to participate in the study which was done the day after their surgery.

The participants all reported pain, especially from their surgical wound, a day after their surgery and had asked for medication to relieve the pain. After the medicine was given, the participants were asked to rate the percentage of pain relief from the medication. They were asked to measure it on a scale, with 0 percent meaning having no relief to 100 percent meaning complete relief.

One to four hours after the pain medication was given, the same patients were given body massage therapy. Before the massage session started, though, they were again asked to measure their own perceived pain intensity and perceived distress. They were asked to use a scale again, this time with 0 representing no pain and no distress, to 10 representing pain and distress that is as bad as they could imagine. Their blood pressure, respiratory rate and heart rate were also measured.

The same therapist administered a total of 20 minutes of hand massage and foot massage to each of the 18 participants. Each hand and each foot was given five minutes of kneading, friction and petrissage.

Immediately after the massage session, each participant was again asked to measure his or her own perceived pain intensity and perceived distress using the same scale as before. His or her blood pressure, respiratory rate and heart rate were again measured. Furthermore, each participant was asked to again rate the percentage of pain relief, this time from the massage session. The same pain relief scale was used, with 0 percent meaning having no relief to 100 percent meaning complete relief.

Findings showed that after the 20 minute massage, the patients’  perceived pain intensity and perceived distress were reduced, and their percentage of pain relief were increased. There was also a significant decrease in the respiratory rate and heart rate, although there was no decrease in blood pressure.

According to the researchers, “The findings from the study indicated that a 20-minute foot and hand massage significantly reduced both pain intensity and distress resulting from incisional pain on the first postoperative day. Foot and hand massage appears to be an effective, inexpensive, low-risk, flexible, easily applied strategy for postoperative pain management.”

Long after they have recovered from post operative pain, patients can still avail of various modalities of body massage therapy for continuous health conditioning. Some of these modalities are deep tissue massage therapy, Swedish massage therapy and sports massage therapy. Highly trained massage therapists from the best massage spas in Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Trinity and Clearwater FL can continue to assist the patients with their long term health concerns.

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