Abstract

The palliative care services that have recently got into the health system are becoming more common in our country. Pain is the most important symptom that affects the quality of life of the patients in palliative care units. Cancer-related pain can be easily categorized based on nerve damage or sensory-type mechanism, but most pain is actually complicated. Therefore, reliable information on the patient and the cause of pain should be provided immediately, and accepted pain scales should be used to assess pain. Except from the various pharmacological and invasive procedures in palliative oncology, physiotherapy applications that have been shown to be effective in the treatment of pain should also be used. Pain therapy involves a multimodal approach. Physiotherapy can include many methods such as therapeutic exercises, manual therapy techniques, relaxation, postural re-training, positioning, mobility, TENS, hot or cold application and massage. In addition, for active participation in pain therapy, the patient and his / her family should be educated. Pain treatment in palliative oncology can be performed more successfully with these applications. The aim of this review is to determine the knowledge about pain and physiotherapy in palliative oncology.