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Subclass RB Manifestations of disease, Massage, Physical Approaches to Pain Relief, Cancer Therapy Side Effects

Massage, Physical Approaches to Pain Relief Manifestations of disease and Cancer Treatment Side Effects Massage, Physical Approaches to Pain Relief Back to the Table of Contents RB127.D356.1 - Massage for Supportive Cancer Care Kathleen Dzubur, MS; Francine Manuel, RPT; Gary Abrams, MD; Lee Erman, NCTMB; Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD One of the most soothing treatments for a bedridden person is massage. In Europe and elsewhere, it is used frequently to promote relaxation, decrease pain and speed healing. It may also help reduce or eliminate the need for certain medications. http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/massage.html Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-16 RB127.M71.1 - Physical Medicine Approaches To Pain Relief Francine Manuel, RPT, Isadora Rosenbaum, MA, Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD The first step in reducing pain is to evaluate the cause and source of pain. Once it has been established through appropriate diagnostics that surgical intervention, radiation therapy or other treatments will not help, one needs to know if the pain comes from movement, lack of movement, position of limbs, position of the entire body or such sources as muscle tension http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/relief.html Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-16 Cancer Treatment Side Effects and Manifestations of Disease Back to the Table of Contents RB150.A177.1 - Ginger for Nausea and Indigestion Patricia Anderson, Alexandra Andrews, Jill Cohen, CancerSupportiveCare.com, Bernadette Festa, RD, MS and Norma Snyder Ginger (Zingiber Oficinale) - May be useful for nausea and indigestion and may work by promoting secretion of saliva and digestive juices, neutralizing stomach acid and toxins, increasing tone and movement in intestines http://www.cancerlynx.com/gingernausea.html Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-26 RB150.B81.1 - Fingernails, Toenails and Cancer Treatment Irene Bashore and Glenda Strieter Finger and/or toe nails may become damaged or fall off altogether with chemo and cancer treatment . Here are some strategies to try that could prevent losing the nails, or to soothe and help heal if the nails are lost http://www.cancerlynx.com/nails.html Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-16 RB150.D551.1 - Chemotherapy - Fingernails, Toenails, Ice and Frozen Peas Susan Dean, Diane Doorbos, Suzanne Romswinckel and Judy Wilson Chances of losing your nails are reduced with frozen peas, ice, cold packs, mittens - use these to cover your finger and toe nails while getting your Taxotere Chemotherapy infusion http://www.cancerlynx.com/icenail.html Link added 2009-04-06; RB150.L217.1 - Nausea and Vomiting: Tips for controlling the most common side effect of Chemotherapy Stephanie La Carrubba, RN, MS, LAc Nausea is the single most common side effect of chemotherapy for cancer. It can be incapacitating and so severe that many people refuse to continue treatment. It is important to realize that there are many effective therapies for this problem. http://www.cancerlynx.com/nausea.html Link added 2006-05-21; RB150.M159.1 - Prolonged Vomiting Can Be Life Threatening. If this occurs observe yourself closely M.J. McKeown, MD, FACOG, FACS Vomiting can accompany radiation or chemotherapy for malignancies. If vomiting persists and treatment with antacids does not seem to help at all then do not hesitate to go to your physician or an urgent care facility. http://www.cancerlynx.com/vomit.html Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-16 RB150.M63.1 - Dealing with Dehydration Dottie Morris, RN, OCN Dehydration is a dangerous symptom, one that can become life threatening if not alleviated. It can happen as a result of vomiting, diarrhea, infection, high fever, bleeding, even something as simple as just not drinking enough fluids. http://www.cancerlynx.com/dehydration.html Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-16 A-Z Index Cancerlinks.com  |  SiteIndex CancerLinks.com  |  CancerLinks Home  |  Search CancerLinks  |  Contact Us  |  Top First appeared May 21, 2006; reviewed April 06, 2009