• Curr Pain Headache Rep · Aug 2007

    Review

    Complementary therapies for cancer pain.

    • Barrie Cassileth, Carrie Trevisan, and Jyothirmai Gubili.
    • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. gubilij@mskcc.org
    • Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2007 Aug 1; 11 (4): 265-9.

    AbstractPharmacologic treatment of pain does not always meet patients' needs and may produce difficult side effects. Complementary therapies, which are safe, noninvasive, and generally considered to be relatively free of toxicity, may be used adjunctively with standard pain management techniques to improve outcome and reduce the need for prescription medication. Approaches such as acupuncture, massage therapy, mind-body interventions, and music therapy effectively reduce pain, enhance quality of life, and provide patients with the opportunity to participate in their own care. Such therapies have an important role in modern pain management.

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