Essays on Massage Therapy

The main objective of any health care system is to provide patient care with desirable patient outcomes. Simply put, a health care system strives to promote well-being and heath status of all human beings. It is also important to note that most aspects of the healthcare focus on prevention and management of pain among patients because freedom from pain is an essential dimension of health. Additionally, pain among patients is a multidimensional phenomenon that requires a broad, integrated and a comprehensive care model (Glare et al., 2014). Many studies that have been carried out by various scholars on health ...

Introduction

Evidence-based Practice integrates external scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and patient/caregiver standpoints with an aim to provide services of high standard to the clients (Melnyk et al., 2010). It is a method of solving problems in the healthcare sector and assists in the improvement of the quality of care. Through it, the caregivers update their knowledge and skills and less time is used to gather the required information (Melnyk et al., 2010). This paper describes how evidence-based practice can be used to solve problems by a massage therapist. The purpose of this report is to show how research backs up ...

The key objective of any change project is ensuring that the original goals set have been met. As such, it is crucial that an assessment regarding the development and progress of the project is done to determine whether there are gains or failures in regards to the key agenda of the undertaking. It is worth noting that project evaluation is essential since the results produced are usually credible, timely, objective and relevant (Newcomer, Hatry & Wholey, 2015). The information collected during the assessment course is supposed to be congruent with how evaluation data was collected and analyzed. Another importance of ...

Several individuals throughout history have been using different methods to prevent and control certain diseases. Additionally, these mechanisms were applied in the prevention of illness. Societies have become larger, complex, as well as culturally diverse. The growth of cultures has necessitated the development of therapeutic options that have resulted in healthcare pluralism. In most countries, formal healthcare and sub-cultural practices exist. The subcultures have different cultural as well as social aspects (Mitchell & Haroun, 2012). The health care sub-cultures that are considered indigenous to a given society are regarded as traditional medicine (TM). The development of the communities has led ...

Implementation plan

The problem of cancer pain amongst oncology care patients need to be given the required attention as a way of seeing to it that such individuals are able to emerge with desirable outcomes. It is important for pain alleviation programs to be put into place to make sure that such individuals are able to manage their conditions and assists them incorporate into the society. As such, it is essential that all due processes are followed to guarantee that pain alleviation amongst cancer patients is achieved. Having in place a proper implementation program will be an important step in achieving ...

Literature review

Kaasa, S. (2015). Is Cancer Pain Control Improved by a Simple WHO Pain Analgesic Ladder Approach Combined With Tumor-Directed Treatment?.Journal of Clinical Oncology, JCO647537.

Article summary

This article takes into consideration the role that the WHO analgesic ladder plays in addressing cancer pain in palliative care patients. The authors identify that cancer pain occurs in 90% of cancer patients but only half them are under proper pain management. To this effect, therefore, there is the need for applying opioids under the WHO ladder guidelines as a way of addressing cancer pain in oncology care patients.

This is a narrative qualitative research ...

Incorporating theory

The theory that best suits the application of massage therapy in addressing the pains that post cancer treatment patients usually go through is the theory of goal attainment that was crafted by Imogene Kings (Kiresuk, Smith & Cardillo, 2014). The main components of this theory are in regards of how nurses and their patients interact during the care provision process. The primary focus of this theory is on how communication between these two parties sees to it that the patient emerges with desirable outcomes. This goal can be achieved when a system directed at achieving the well-being of patients exists ...

This capstone project aims at addressing the problem of pain in patients that are currently receiving post treatment care after undergoing cancer treatment. The two proposed areas which will be used in addressing this issue are the application of massage therapy in comparison to the use traditional analgesics Caraceni et al., 2012). The objective of this process will be determining the most effective method of alleviating the pain in this group of patients. As such the main elements in this intervention will be in the form of a PICOT question broken down as below. P- The population to whom ...

In most healthcare settings primarily in oncology care units, the patients being taken care of here are usually faced with a myriad of treatment and post-treatment problems which compromises their state of wellbeing. The fact that these patients are under intense cancer treatment process makes them experience a lot of pain which in most cases compromises the quality of their life (Ripamonti et al., 2012). Individuals battling this condition are usually affected by the pain which is influenced by different factors like physical, emotional or environmental. These factors have been established to affect the nervous system of the body ...

Introduction:

In addition to the physiological factors, there are a number of psychological factors that play a major role on musculoskeletal pain that can lead to disability. After the patient has healed from the physiological factors that led to the experience of pain, there are still fear avoidance beliefs that can take the form of chronic pain in the mind, so that the patient resists increases in physical activity levels. Ironically, the decision to reduce physical activity levels in response to this combination of physical pain and psychological fears keeps the back pain chronic, as the patient never overcomes the ...

The research project that I intend to carry out is in regards to whether the use of massage therapy is a useful method of relieving pain in patients under post cancer treatment compared to the use of traditional analgesics. I entered the keywords ‘massage therapy and pain relief’ into the CINAHL database search engine from which I got 11 results (Mann, Fiander & Morgan, 2013). On entering the search terms ‘traditional analgesics and pain relief’ I received 8 outcomes from the search engine’s database. The third article location strategy was typing the words ‘massage therapy on post-treatment cancer patients’ ...

Before I started running my own company, providing massage therapy and other alternative medicine treatment, I had to face different challenges and take major risks. Moreover, I had to overcome my own problems with health and become courageous enough to look into the depth of my heart to see what I really wanted to do in my life. One of the first such challenging periods of my life started in the late September of 2004, when I got a work contract in the UK for an Industrial Project Management Company. I was very proud about working there, because it ...

Meadowbank TAFE

HLTAP501A/B/C Analyze Health Information HLTCOM510B Provide Services to Clients with Chronic Disease or Conditions PATHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT –ASTHMA– Abstract Asthma is a chronic problem that influences lung function. Clinically asthma is identified by the variation in expiratory airflow and abnormal respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, chest congestion, cough, and shortness of breath. The aetiology of asthma is linked to a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, though; heredity or atopy also plays a role in asthma. Asthma is categorized into two types: extrinsic (allergic) and intrinsic (nonallergic). Allergic asthma is an outcome of the reaction of an antibody ...

Abstract

Fibromyalgia is an illness or disorder that affects about 2-5 % of the world’s population and that that is characterized by musculoskeletal pain and general muscle stiffness. One of the suggested methods of treating this disorder is massage therapy. This paper aims to conduct a comprehensive literature review on the use of massage therapy as an effective intervention technique of Fibromyalgia. The paper will commence with a brief introduction that explains the basics of the disorder. This will then be followed by a comprehensive literature review of various article publications that have touched on the subject. The review will incorporate the methodology, ...

Abstract

Conventional medicine or mainstream medicine, which is often called as allopathic medicine, is based on the Cartesian model of dualism that holds the view that the human body and the mind are two entities. On the contrary, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) views the human body and the mind as a single entity. Many mainstream therapies were once considered complementary until they were proven clinically effective through research. Currently, many mainstream practitioners are adopting CAM therapies to provide integrated or holistic care. The National Institutes of Health and National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH/NCCAM) have divided CAM therapies ...

Why does a change in cortisol and serotonin levels demonstrate the effectiveness of massage as a healing therapy?

After reading this entire article and various studies conducted on different patients; it is evident that therapeutic massage can reduce cortisol levels and have a tendency to raise the dopamine and serotonin levels at the same time (Field, 1998). Cortisol is mainly responsible for high level of anxiety and inflammation (Field, et al., 2005). It is important to know that Cortisol becomes high with stress and lessens with relaxation (Field, et al., 2005). The Cortisol destroys the natural immune cells that target the viruses and cancer (Field, et al., 2005). Serotonin, often present in pain-killers and antidepressants medicines, suppresses noxious ...

Business Report

1.1 company’s profileAdventure Park is a theme park and water park situated in Wallington, Australia near Geelong. The park provides much attraction that includes water playgrounds and water slides. It was opened in the year 2006 and since then has stood out as the best and exciting theme park, Adventure Park, situated just 10minutes from Geelong. It offers exciting attractions, perfect for the whole family.1.2 Aims and objectives of Adventure Park.

- Provide ample and secure parking - Easy access - Provide popular and wide-ranging entertainments activity - Creating a profitable entertainment firm and at the same ...

Business Report

1.1 company’s profileAdventure Park is a theme park and water park situated in Wallington, Australia near Geelong. The park provides much attraction that includes water playgrounds and water slides. It was opened in the year 2006 and since then has stood out as the best and exciting theme park, Adventure Park, situated just 10minutes from Geelong. It offers exciting attractions, perfect for the whole family.1.2 Aims and objectives of Adventure Park.

- Provide ample and secure parking - Easy access - Provide popular and wide-ranging entertainments activity - Creating a profitable entertainment firm and at the same ...

Business Report

1.1 company’s profileAdventure Park is a theme park and water park situated in Wallington, Australia near Geelong. The park provides much attraction that include water playgrounds and water slides. It was opened in the year 2006 and since then has stood out as the best and exciting theme park, Adventure Park, situated just 10minutes from Geelong. It offers exciting attractions, perfect for the whole family (Brown, 1992).1.2 Aims and objectives of Adventure Park.

- Provide ample and secure parking - Easy access - Provide popular and wide-ranging entertainments activity - Creating a profitable entertainment firm and ...

Massage Therapy as a Rising Form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Society’s increase in awareness of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) techniques can be very visible nowadays. This reflects the growing awareness of people regarding practices related to CAM and also an increased emphasis on promoting health and wellness instead of medically fixing the body when it is already burdened by disease and other ailments. Complementary and alternative medicine is a broad term that encompasses all non-Western medical practices that aim to promote health such as massage, yoga, acupuncture, aromatherapy and other related practices. One of the most popular CAM techniques is massage.

Massage History and Important Principles

Massage has a long standing tradition that dates ...

When the first congress on alternative medicines was organized by the Faculty of Medicine in the University Of Rome in the year 1973; private practitioners from across the world presented more than one hundred and fifty brands of alternative medicines (Whistler 14). The congress, which sought to establish the validity and effectiveness of alternative medicines established that most of the alternative therapies were indeed functioning and that they could be tested and proven scientifically. Some of the therapies were found to be common in more than one community with most of the communities coming from the Asian continent. The ...

The National Sports Complex: Business plan

I. Executive summary The National Sports Complex is going to be a full serviced sporting center with world facilities for various indoor games and sports located in Cape Town, South Africa. Currently there are no such kinds of sporting facilities within this African region. This business plan will therefore outline the feasibility study for the National Sports Complex in addition to providing the means or marketing plan for the facility. The business plan shall also form the basis upon which the goals and objectives of the National Sports Complex shall continuously be evaluated. The National Sports Complex can ...

Abstract

Back pain is considered as one of the most common medical problems in America. Various literature and research findings reveal that, out of ten Americans, at least eight will experience back pain at some point in their life. This paper critically analyzes back pain as a medical problem, highlighting its traditional and alternative medical options. Various credible sources of information are critically analyzed herein, in an endeavor to develop the skills of rational evaluation of the medical information.

Introduction

Back pain ranges from a dull ache to a sudden sharp pain that makes movement not easy. It starts quickly as a result of muscle ...