Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Pain and Need for Opioid in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Mastectomy after Radiotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial | Zendy

Reza Eghdam-Zamiri | Zendy; Abbas Ali Dorosti | Zendy

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Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Pain and Need for Opioid in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Mastectomy after Radiotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Author(s) -

Reza Eghdam-Zamiri,

Abbas Ali Dorosti

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

iranian journal of breast disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102

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eISSN - 2645-7482

pISSN - 1735-9406

DOI - 10.30699/ijbd.13.1.8

Subject(s) - reflexology , medicine , massage , randomized controlled trial , breast cancer , mastectomy , radiation therapy , foot (prosody) , clinical trial , physical therapy , cancer , surgery , alternative medicine , linguistics , philosophy , pathology

Because of not applying analgesics in mastectomy candidates and the complications of analgesic therapy in these patients on the one hand and increased pain intensity in patients who undergo mastectomy following radiotherapy on the other hand, the present study aimed to evaluate foot reflexology massage on pain and the need for opioids in breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy after

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