Postoperative analgesic effects of Reiki therapy in bitches undergoing ovariohysterectomy

Karine De Oliveira Marques Pacheco,Marina Marangoni,Evandro De Oliveira Rodrigues,Leandro Pacheco,Gabrielle Coelho Freitas

doi:10.1590/0103-8478cr20200511

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20200511

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Journal: Ciência Rural	Publication Date: Jan 1, 2021
Citations: 1	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Reiki therapy on postoperative pain in bitches undergoing elective minimally invasive ovariohysterectomy (OVH). Thirty bitches were randomly assigned to three groups: Control, Placebo, or Reiki. All dogs received methadone as preanesthetic medication (PAM), meloxicam in the preoperative period, propofol for anesthetic induction, and isoflurane for anesthetic maintenance. Immediately after OVH, the dogs in the Reiki were submitted to a single session of Reiki therapy, dogs in the Placebo received simulated Reiki therapy from a non-therapist, and dogs in the Control received no treatment. All dogs were evaluated for pain using short-form Glasgow composite measure pain scale (CMPS-SF) and visual analog scale (VAS) before (M0) and 2 (M2), 4 (M4), 8 (M8), 12 (M12), and 24 hours (M24) after administration of PAM. Comparing the CMPS-SF scores between the groups, at M2 Reiki scores were lower than those of the Placebo and at M4 those in the Reiki were lower than those of the Control or Placebo groups. Comparing the VAS scores, at M4 and M8, Reiki scores were lower than those of the Control or Placebo groups. Additional analgesia (morphine 0.2 mg.kg-1 intramuscularly) was administered to three bitches in Control and to four bitches of the Placebo. Reiki did not require additional opioid analgesia in the postoperative period. It was concluded that Reiki therapy provided analgesic effect and contributed to improve postoperative comfort of bitches submitted to elective OVH.

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Ovariohysterectomy (OVH) in dogs and cats is one of the most frequent surgical procedures performed in veterinary practice and is used for population control and prevention and treatment of ovarian and uterine diseases (DA SILVEIRA et al, 2013)
This study aimed to evaluate the analgesic effectiveness of Reiki therapy in the postoperative period of bitches submitted to elective OVH
Comparing the scores obtained by CMPSSF (Figure 1) within the same group at all time points of pain assessment, the scores in the control or placebo groups from M2 to M12 were greater than M0

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Ovariohysterectomy (OVH) in dogs and cats is one of the most frequent surgical procedures performed in veterinary practice and is used for population control and prevention and treatment of ovarian and uterine diseases (DA SILVEIRA et al, 2013). In addition to traditional pharmacological treatment, other therapies have proven effective in controlling postoperative pain in canine patients submitted to OVH, including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and electroacupuncture (GROPPETTI et al, 2011; CASSU et al, 2012; LUNA et al, 2015). In humans, another complementary therapy called Reiki has proven effective in reducing postoperative pain in women undergoing cesarean section (MIDILLI & ESER, 2015; MIDILLI & GUNDUZOGLU, 2016). Reiki is a complementary bioenergetic therapy that originated in Japan in the early 20th century It involves physical contact by a therapist’s hands to channel vital energy to the patient, promoting energy balance, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Such therapy may collaborate in the process of self-healing and decreasing the signs of pain in the treated individual (VITALE, 2007)

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