Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of Hand Massage on Pain, Anxiety, and Vital Signs in Patients Before Venipuncture Procedure: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Massage is one of the relaxation techniques commonly used in recent years to control pain, stress, and anxiety. ⋯ Hand massage was found to be a simple, non-pharmacologic, inexpensive, and independent nursing practice that could be used to reduce anxiety and positively affect vital signs in patients before venipuncture procedure.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
OXTR rs53576 Variation with Breast and Nipple Pain in Breastfeeding Women.
Thirty percent of women who seek professional breastfeeding support require assistance with ongoing breast and nipple pain and < 50% of women report resolution of their pain. It is unknown if there is a molecular risk for ongoing breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding. Aim -To evaluate associations among breast and nipple pain sensitivity and candidate pain sensitivity single-nucleotide polymorphisms [SNPs], (COMT rs6269, rs4633, rs4818, rs4680 and OXTR rs2254298, rs53576) in breastfeeding women. ⋯ Six women with the OXTR rs2254298 minor allele reported allodynia. Conclusion - The presence of OXTR alleles in women with enhanced pain sensitivity suggests a phenotype of genetic risk for ongoing breast and nipple with potential for pain-associated breastfeeding cessation. Somatosensory testing identified women who reported higher breast and nipple pain during the first weeks of breastfeeding.