Deep Breathing and Pain Management

Tweet A new study has found that deep-breathing relaxation techniques can help patients cope with pain and anxiety during a medical procedure following coronary bypass surgery. According to a paper published in Heart & Lung (2006; 35 [4], 269–76), researchers at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, conducted a small pain management study in which… [Continue Reading]

Massage Reduces Arthritis Pain

Tweet Consider recommending massage to your clients with knee arthritis for an effective, integrative approach to reducing pain and improving function. In a small, randomized study of 68 adults with osteoarthritis of the knee, researchers at the Prevention Research Center at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, found that subjects who received… [Continue Reading]