First of Its Kind Study Shows Complimentary Alternative Medicine Reduces Pain and Tension in Heart Surgery Patients
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 15, 2006–A recent study led by Vibhu R. Kshettry, MD, a cardiovascular surgeon from the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, shows that those patients who receive complimentary alternative medical therapies, including music, massage and guided imagery, before and after open heart surgery experience less pain and tension during recovery than patients who receive standard care.
