Children who are about to go to surgery are normally given sedatives prior to anesthesia. However, sedatives can cause nausea and even prolongs sedation among kids.
According to Dr. Zeev Kain, "Anxiety in children before surgery is bad because of the emotional toll on the child and parents, and this anxiety can lead to prolonged recovery and the increased use of analgesics for postoperative pain. What's great about the use of accupressure is that it costs very little and has no side effects."
Accupressure uses the same principle of accupunture, except that it doesn't use needles. Because of that, it is less invasive and less frightening to kids, making it sometimes more effective overall than sedatives.
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