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The therapeutic effects of hand massage

Peter Croghan Hospital access nurse, Developmental Neurosciences and Learning Disabilities Directorate, South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Using a case study, Peter Croghan shows how learning to give a hand massage can help staff to communicate with patients who cannot speak

This article provides a framework for the inclusion of hand massage in the care plans of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities in a hospice setting. It illustrates how developing staff skills in relaxation techniques such as hand massage can have comforting effects for children receiving hospice care.

Learning Disability Practice. 12, 5, 29-32. doi: 10.7748/ldp2009.06.12.5.29.c7065

Keywords :

Hospice - learning disabilities - complex needs - hand massage - relaxation techniques

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10 June 2009 / Vol 12 issue 5

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