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Mind-body therapies such as meditation, yoga and guided imagery reduce hypertension |
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Thursday, 30 August 2007 |
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A team from Yale conducts a systematic review of the literature and finds that mind-body therapies such as meditation, yoga and guided imagery are effective in reducing hypertension, with yoga having the strongest effect.
Dr. Ather Ali & his colleagues, of the Prevention Research Center, Yale School of Medicine,
conducted a systematic review to assess the efficacy of mind-body
therapies (MBT) versus placebo or active control in the treatment of
hypertension or high blood pressure. The main outcome measures include
change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure pre- and
post-intervention period.
Ali’s team reviewed randomized, or quasi-randomized,
controlled trials comparing mind-body techniques alone or in
combination with conventional treatment to conventional treatment alone
or no intervention/waiting list control.
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Feasibility of a reflexology and guided imagery intervention during chemotherapy: results of a quasi |
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Sunday, 01 July 2007 |
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A recent study by Gwen Wyatt and her team at Michigan State University concludes that reflexology as a single complementary therapy is a feasible option for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Investigators at The College of Nursing, Michigan State University,
compared patients who chose (1) reflexology, (2) guided imagery, (3)
guided imagery plus reflexology or (4) interview-only, in this
non-randomised, unblinded trial with 96 women undergoing chemotherapy
for various cancers.
Data on demographics, depression, anxiety, and functional status were
collected using established instruments. Quality of life (QOL) and
patient characteristics were assessed in relation to which
complementary therapy was chosen. |
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Evidence and Exigency of audio interventions to pre-surgery patients undergoing lengthy surgeries |
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Thursday, 14 June 2007 |
A randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled study with 335 surgery patients at UC Davis (completed at Hershey College of Medicine at Penn. State)
randomly assigned one of five audio interventions to pre-surgery
patients undergoing lengthy surgeries. The tapes included Affirmations,
Hemi-Sync, Didactic Explanation, Guided Imagery and a control tape of
whooshing sounds. Outcomes revealed that most of the interventions
significantly reduced anxiety; but only the guided imagery
significantly reduced length of stay and blood loss. The Hemi-Sync tape
actually increased blood loss.
Citation: Bennett H, Dreher H,
Interventions for Surgery: Evidence and Exigency. Advances in Mind-Body
Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 3, 1998.
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A systematic review of nonpharmacologic adjunctive therapies for symptom management in children with |
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Friday, 25 May 2007 |
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Jennifer Rheingans at the College of Nursing of the University of South Florida
in Sarasota reviewed the literature on symptom management using
non-pharmacologic adjunctive therapies for children with cancer. This
review specifically mentions acupuncture and guided imagery as
therapies that offer a potential source of assistance for children with
unrelenting pain, nausea, or other unpleasant symptoms due to cancer
treatment. |
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Efficacy of biofeedback for migraine: a meta-analysis. |
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Friday, 06 April 2007 |
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Investigators from Philipps-University of Marburg in Germany did
a meta-analysis of the efficacy of biofeedback (BFB) in treating
migraine. A computerized literature search of the databases Medline,
PsycInfo, Psyndex and the Cochrane library, enhanced by a hand search,
identified 86 outcome studies, of which 55 studies met the inclusion
criteria. |
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The impact of foot massage and guided relaxation following cardiac surgery |
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
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Researchers at the Institute of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Brighton
in the UK investigated the impact of foot massage and guided relaxation
on the well-being of patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass
graft (CABG) surgery.
There was a significant effect of the intervention on the calm scores
(ANOVA, P=0.014), mostly due to the massage, although to a lesser
extent due to the imagery. Dunnett''s multiple comparison showed that
this was attributable to increased calm among the massage group. There
was also a clear but non-significant trend across all psychological
variables for both foot massage and, to a lesser extent, guided
relaxation, for improving psychological well-being. Both interventions
were well received by the subjects. |
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Effective anxiety treatment prior to diagnostic cardiac catheterization. |
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Friday, 16 February 2007 |
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Researchers from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton
reviewed the literature to see which complementary therapies can
effectively reduce anxiety before diagnostic cardiac catheterization.
The article cites music therapy, massage, guided imagery, therapeutic
touch and stress management instruction as modalities that have been
used successfully to decrease patient anxiety prior to diagnostic
cardiac catheterization, providing better patient outcomes. |
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Relaxation: molecular and physiological significance. |
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Friday, 02 February 2007 |
Researchers at the Neuroscience Research Institute, State University of New York College at Old Westbury,
examined the molecular process involved with relaxation. Central to
their hypothesis was the significance of norepinephrine, nitric oxide,
dopamine and morphine, signaling both in the central and the peripheral
nervous system.
This team established that nitric oxide and morphine control
catecholamine processes on many levels, including synthesis, release
and actions. As a result, they concluded that there existed enough
scientific information to support these phenomena as actual physical
processes that can be harnessed to provide better patient care. |
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The experience of transcendental meditation in middle school students |
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Friday, 26 January 2007 |
Researchers from the University of Michigan’s Department of
Integrative Medicine examined whether practicing Transcendental
Meditation (TM) offered beneficial outcomes to seventh graders. Ten
middle school students were taught to practice TM for a one-year
period, and then were interviewed in a semi-structured qualitative way
to determine benefits.
Students described (1) an increasing state of restful alertness; (2)
improvement in emotional intelligence skills (self-control,
self-reflection/awareness, and flexibility in emotional response); and
(3) improvement in academic performance. |
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An evaluation of two behavioral rehabilitation programs, qigong versus progressive relaxation, in im |
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Friday, 12 January 2007 |
Researchers at United Christian Hospital in Hong Kong compared
the effects of progressive relaxation with Qigong on improving the
quality of life in cardiac rehab patients.
A total of 65 subjects, with a mean age of 65 (range, 42 to 76), were
recruited for the study. Their cardiac diseases included myocardial
infarct, post-coronary intervention, valve replacement, and ischemic
heart disease. Patients were alternately allocated to two groups: the
first group of patients received instructions and practiced progressive
relaxation. The second group underwent training in qigong. A total of
eight sessions were conducted, each session lasting 20 minutes. |
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Integration of motor imagery and physical practice more effective for subjects with Parkinsons |
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Friday, 22 December 2006 |
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Researchers from Meir General Hospital in Kfar Saba, Israel,
investigated the efficacy of motor imagery practice for the treatment
of Parkinson’s disease symptoms.
Of 23 patients with idiopathic PD, an experimental group of 12 was
treated with both imagery and physical practice, and a control group
received physical exercises alone.
Exercises for both groups were applied during 1-hour sessions held
twice a week for 12 weeks. Comparable motor tasks provided to both
groups included callisthenic exercises, functional tasks, and
relaxation exercises. |
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