Nausheen Saeed, Tabinda Ashfaq, Tariq Wahab Khanzada, Qudsia Anjum.
Mind body therapy as an adjuvant to relieve post operative pain.
J Surg Pak Jan ;13(4):142-6.

Objectives To assess the effectiveness of mind body therapy in reducing pain and postoperative analgesia requirement in patients undergoing surgical procedures under general anaesthesia. Study design: Randomized controlled trial. Place & Duration of study: Ziauddin Medical University Hospital, Karachi from December, 2006 to November 2007. Patients and Methods: This study was conducted on patients undergoing general surgical procedures under general anaesthesia. A total of 200 patients were enrolled over this period through non-probability convenient sampling. Patients were divided into two groups, one received relaxation therapy pre and post operatively plus analgesia on demand while other group received analgesia on demand. Results: A total of 200 patients were included, 100 in each therapy and control group. The stay in hospital was different (p=0.002) between the therapy and control groups. There was statistically significant difference in frequency of analgesia required between both groups on all three consecutive post operative days (p<0.001) in favour of therapy group. Conclusions: Mind body relaxation therapy decreases the dose and over all analgesia requirement in patients undergoing different surgical procedures, thereby decreasing the hospital stay and facilitates early recovery.

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