Effects of Therapeutic Touch On Tension Headache Pain
Effects of Therapeutic Touch On Tension Headache Pain
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治疗性触摸对紧张性头痛的影响
DOI：
10.1097/00006199-198603000-00010
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发表时间：
1986
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
V. Bzdek
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作者：
E. Keller;V. Bzdek
治疗性触摸（Therapeutic touch， TT）是一种现代衍生形式，指的是用手触摸，目的是帮助或治愈。本研究调查了TT对紧张性头痛的影响，并与安慰剂模拟TT进行了比较。60名患有紧张性头痛的志愿者被随机分为治疗组和安慰剂组。麦吉尔-梅尔扎克疼痛问卷用于测量每次干预前、干预后和干预后4小时的头痛程度。Wilcoxon符号秩检验表明，90%暴露于TT的受试者头痛持续减少，p < 0.0001。在TT后的4小时内，平均疼痛减轻了70%，这是安慰剂触摸后平均疼痛减轻的两倍。使用Wilcoxon秩和检验，这有统计学意义，p < 0.01。研究结果表明，TT在治疗紧张性头痛方面可能具有超越安慰剂效应的潜力。
Therapeutic touch (TT) is a modern derivative of the laying on of hands that involves touching with the intent to help or heal. This study investigated the effects of TT on tension headache pain in comparison with a placebo simulation of TT. Sixty volunteer subjects with tension headaches were randomly divided into treatment and placebo groups. The McGill-Melzack Pain Questionnaire was used to measure headache pain levels before each intervention, immediately afterward, and 4 hours later. A Wilcoxon signed rank test for differences indicated that 90% of the subjects exposed to TT experienced a sustained reduction in headache pain, p < .0001. An average 70% pain reduction was sustained over the 4 hours following TT, which was twice the average pain reduction following the placebo touch. Using a Wilcoxon rank sum test, this was statistically significant, p < .01. Study results indicated that TT may have potential beyond a placebo effect in the treatment of tension headache pain.