Combined effects of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in heart surgery patients
The results showed that reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation both reduce pain immediately after chest tube removal in heart surgery patients. Also, the combination of these two techniques was more effective in reducing patients' average pain.
Authors
- Majid Kazemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5623-6416)
- Hadi Hasani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3070-3108)
- Reza Vazirinejad
- Zainab Bahramian
Institutions
- Yahoo (Spain) (ES)
- Iranshahr University (IR)
- Shahroud University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-03254-0
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences