Post-Op Ileus Recovery – Ileus is a condition in which there is an absence of muscular contractions of the intestine which normally move the food through the digestive system and can result in an intestinal obstruction. Dr. Robert Massey was in charge of nursing at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. His study proved the positive effects
of rocking on post operative Ileus Duration (return of bowel function) subjective pain and the time to discharge following cancer related abdominal surgery.