The impact of relaxation on chronic pain intensity and the functional state
Journal Title: Rehabilitacja Medyczna - Year 2011, Vol 15, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: The objective of this study was to demonstrate the dependence between relaxation as a part of multidisciplinary pain treatment, pain intensity and a patient’s functional state.Material and methods: The study was conducted among 45 pain patients, 23 women and 22 men, aged 60-80. The studied participants were randomized into three groups, each consisting of fifteen persons, of an almost equal divide between men and women. The first group participated in relaxation training and standard physiotherapy, the second group experienced only standard physiotherapy, while the control group was exposed to placebo treatment – talks with a relaxation trainer, without training and standard physiotherapy. Pain intensity was measured on the VAS scale, on every day of the study, twice a day: before and after activities. The functional state was measured by means of the Rikli-Jones test at the beginning of observations and after a two-week period.Results: The study showed a pain intensity decrease in all the examined groups. An important decrease in intensity was observable on the first day in the relaxation group (61%), however, on the final day a decrease in pain intensity was noted in the relaxation and physiotherapy group (49.4% and 44.2% respectively). On the first attempt of using the Rikli-Jones test there was shown a marked reduction in the time needed for test realization in the relaxation group (9.9%). In tests evaluating the endurance levels of the upper and lower limbs as well the flexibility of the upper body, the most important improvement was noted in physiotherapy group (accordingly 17.5%, 15.2%, 13.6%).Conclusions: A statistically significant reduction in the intensity of pain was achieved, which was independent of the methods employed for its alleviation. There were not shown to be significant differences in physical fitness changes as a result of the addition of relaxation intervention to physiotherapy treatment.
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Krystyna Boroń-Krupiń
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