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- The study examined how a relaxation session before spinal surgery impacted pain and recovery for patients.
- Patients who participated in the relaxation group experienced fewer hospital days, less nursing complaints, and reduced medication use compared to a matched control group.
- Factors like gender, age, and workers' compensation status did not significantly influence these outcomes, highlighting the potential benefits of relaxation techniques for managing surgical pain.
Article Abstract
This study investigated the effects of a relaxation instruction session conducted presurgically with postsurgical pain parameters for patients undergoing spinal surgery. Results indicated that the relaxation group (n = 50) as compared with an equivalent group (n = 50) matched to type of surgery and sex type, workers compensation status had significant reduction of days of hospitalization, complaints noted by nurses, and medications (primarily demerol and phenaphen). Sex type, age, and workers compensation status were not significant factors regarding these outcome measures. The results were considered in light of the anxiety/pain explanation of pain sensitivities with implications for health care with spinal pain surgical candidates.
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