Sea-Band

What clinical data/research is available to support their use?
Selected studies mentioned in this literature include:

Rose Ferrara-Love, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Postoperative Nausea, 1996 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses.

Stannard, DM (1989) Pressure Prevents Nausea, Nursing Times p33-34

Effect of Stimulation of the P6 Anti-emetic Point on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. British Journal of Anesthesia, 1980

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Effect of Stimulation of the P6 Anti-emetic Point on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. British Journal of Anesthesia, 1989

Research has nothing to do with motion sickness.

Note: the year is wrong in the reference.

Nonpharmacologic treatment of postoperative nausea

With three groups of n=30:

However, in PACU phase II the incidence was 10% in the treatment group, 20% in the placebo group, and 50% in the control group (overall, P = .0001).

Research has nothing to do with motion sickness.

Pressure Prevents Nausea, Nursing Times

Nurs Times. 1989 Jan 25-31;85(4):33-4.
Pressure prevents nausea.
Stannard D.

Cited by:

Postgrad Med J. 1991 May; 67(787): 417–422.
PMCID: PMC2398837
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Positive evidence for P6 acupuncture antiemesis.
J. W. Dundee and C. McMillan
Northern Ireland Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre, Belvoir Park Hospital, Belfast.

Which states in:

Table II Summary of evidence of antimetic action of stimulation of Neiguan point
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Travel sickness: Acupressure only studied. No scientific, but much
anecdotal evidence of efficacy.

Conclusion