Trial reportHealth and quality of life outcomes2021
Effects of foot massage on relieving pain, anxiety and improving quality of life of patients undergone a cervical spine surgery.
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- The Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Preoperative and Postoperative Anxiety Among Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions after cervical neurosurgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Massage in the application of perioperative medicine: research hotspots and trends.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of Melissa officinalis L. essential oil inhalation on anxiety and symptom burden of hemodialysis patients: a randomized trial study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- The investigation of effect on foot plantar massage on functional recovery in older adults with general surgery, randomized clinical trial.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Trial
- Decreasing Preoperative Anxiety in Patients with Newly Available Multimodal Approaches-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Current Status of Research on Tuina for Analgesia: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Manual therapy interventions in the management of adults with prior cervical spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a scoping review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Article
- Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial for the synergizing effects of rTMS and Tui Na on upper limb motor function and cortical activity in ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundLong-term recovery of patients undergone cervical spine surgery is of paramount importance to improve their quality of life. In this study we aimed to evaluate the effects of foot massage on relieving pain and anxiety of patients with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).
methodsEnrolled patients undergone ACDF and diagnosed with anxiety disorder at least six months before surgery were treated with 10-min foot massage on a daily basis for four weeks using sweet almond oil. Patients were assessed by neck pain visual analog pain scale (NP-VAS), neck disability index (NDI) and self-rating anxiety scale.
resultsMore significant relief in NP-VAS was observed in patients who received foot massage treatment. No significant difference in NDI reduction was seen in patients with or without the treatment. Intervention group demonstrated less anxiety during follow-up (p = 0.021) compared to the control group and more reduction compared to baseline (p = 0.046). In terms of quality of life, while both groups demonstrated improvement in pain relief (p = 0.015 for the intervention group and p = 0.037 for the control group), only the intervention group showed improved mental function (p = 0.031).
conclusionThis study found that foot massage was effective in alleviating pain and anxiety, while improving quality of life in patients undergone ACDF, indicating that this intervention should be considered in the clinical management of these patients.
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