Inpatient Massage Therapy
Patients on select units at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center benefit from inpatient massage therapy, courtesy of Lourdes Wellness Center. The program is part of an ongoing initiative to integrate holistic modalities into inpatient care. Massages help promote patient relaxation and sleep quality as well as decrease pain perception and anxiety levels.
The program offers patients a free, 30-minute massages at the bedside offered by therapists who are nationally certified and trained in medical massage.
Currently, the program is limited to patients on Cardiac, Maternity and Rehab units. Other units will be added in the near future.
To access the program, medical clearance is required. A nurse needs to contact the patient's physician with request.
Questions may be directed to Kathryn Friedman, Director of Integrative Health Care at 856-833-2052 or Frank Pileggi, Ph.D., Director of the Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, at 856-869-3138.
