The client asks "Is there anything else we can do to help control my pain?" The nurse's most informed suggestion concerning complementary therapies is:
A) "Massage therapy may help you;it certainly helped me."
B) "Most complementary therapies will help decrease your pain."
C) "Have you ever thought about seeing a chiropractor? Manipulation often helps decrease pain."
D) "Acupressure uses appropriately applied pressure to specific body points,thus decreasing pain."

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Acupressure is a therapeutic technique of applying digital pressure in a specified way on designated points on the body to relieve pain,produce analgesia,or regulate a body function.The remaining options make assumptions concerning the origin of the pain and may suggest inappropriate therapies.It is also inappropriate to include such a personal comment as to refer to one's own pain.

The Client Asks "Is There Anything Else We Can Do