Nonpharmacologic interventions such as massage, warm therapy,exercise, and electrical stimulation have also been used. Gatlin and Schulmeister suggested that nonpharmacologic interventions including patient positioning, thermal therapy, massage therapy, aromatherapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction normally used to manage cancer-related pain may be appropriate for these patients. It was reported that 54.8% of the patients who were administered these types of interventions found it to be helpful. Warm therapy, such as bathing or foot bathing, seems to promote blood circulation and increase the skin temperature by expanding the peripheral blood vessels. Foot bathing is more
convenient and more efficient and requires less preparation compared with submerging the entire body in water. Studies of foot
bathing have shown some positive effects on recovery fatigue and
sleep in elderly people,12,14 promoting blood circulation in diabetic
patients15 and relieving negative sensations in breast cancer
patients after surgery16; however, few data exist regarding the
effects of foot bathing on CIPN patients.