Abstract
P02.142. Efficacy of energy therapy in relieving anxiety and pain in patients undergoing lumbar spine fusion surgery
Highlights
Energy therapies in the hospital setting are met with various levels of acceptance due to questions of efficacy and evidence base
After meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients that consented to participate in the study were randomized into standard post operative care (Control), standard post operative care plus a Healing Touch therapy intervention (Treatment), and standard post operative care plus an attention-control intervention (Sham)
The Sham and Treatment group were compared in terms of average change in Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS), anxiety and pain scores using the t-test
Summary
Efficacy of energy therapy in relieving anxiety and pain in patients undergoing lumbar spine fusion surgery. N Cotter1*, W Dowling, C Gatto, A Gallagher, J Smith, R Evans, R Musanti, R Bustami. From International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health 2012 Portland, Oregon, USA. Purpose Energy therapies in the hospital setting are met with various levels of acceptance due to questions of efficacy and evidence base. This prospective randomized controlled study quantifies the impact of one form of energy therapy on post-operative anxiety and pain in the lumbar spine surgery population
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