Non-pharmacologic management of sickle cell pain.
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) suffer from both acute and chronic pain. The latter includes avascular necrosis of the hip joints mostly in the adult population. It has a negative impact on the quality of life of affected individuals and is often associated with depression, disability, unemployment and dependence on opioid analgesics. In this study, we show that a non-pharmacologic approach to management with deep tissue/deep pressure massage therapy technique, including neuromuscular trigger point treatment with acupressure, in patients with SCD has a salutary effect on pain relief and quality of life.
Bodhise
Paul Brown
PB
Bodhise Holistic Healing Group, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Dejoie
Marjorie
M
Brandon
Zemoria
Z
Simpkins
Stanley
S
Ballas
Samir K
SK
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid