Recently published guidelines for pain management highlight the benefits of acupuncture, massage therapy, and music therapy. All three treatments reduce pain related to cancer and its treatment. In ...
Breast cancer and mastectomy inflict an extensive range of problems that women and their families are forced to endure. Often after surgery, the women's daily living activities are affected by the ...
A group of people who dealt with muscle stiffness placed their lower backs on foam rollers and adjusted body positions to meet their tender points, accompanied by movements back and forth with their ...
Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Shoulder blade pain is commonly caused by a muscle strain but can also arise from ...
Dear Dr. Roach: My 90-year-old mother has been a warrior over the years with her health. She had lung cancer and had her lung removed; had breast cancer and had her left breast removed; and had colon ...
Purpose/Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of arm massage from a significant other following lymph node dissection surgery. Design: Randomized clinical trial with a pretest-posttest design. Data ...