Massage therapy alone and in combination with meditation for breast cancer patients undergoing autologous tissue reconstruction: A randomized pilot study.

Liza J Dion, Deborah J Engen, Valerie Lemaine, Donna K Lawson, Charise G Brock, Barbara S Thomley, Stephen S Cha, Amit Sood, Brent A Bauer, Dietlind L Wahner-Roedler

Journal: Complementary therapies in clinical practice 2017;23():82-7

PMID: 25986296

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Abstract

This study explored whether massage combined with meditation is more helpful than massage alone for women recovering from autologous tissue reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer. Forty patients were randomly assigned to either massage therapy or massage plus meditation on postoperative days 1 through 3. Outcome measures were 1) visual analog scale (VAS) scores for stress, anxiety, relaxation, insomnia, alertness, fatigue, tension, pain, mood, and energy, and 2) Perceived Stress Scale-14 scores. Nineteen patients in each group finished the study. Preintervention and postintervention mean total VAS scores improved significantly in both groups (P < .001), but no significant difference occurred between groups.

Address: Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.; Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.; Revenue Cycle Systems, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.; Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.; Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.04.005

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Anxiety, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Mammaplasty, Massage, Meditation, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Transplantation, Autologous, Visual Analog Scale