Back massage intervention for relieving lower back pain in puerperal women: A randomized control trial study.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of back massage in relieving lower back pain in post-partum women.
Results Summary
The study found that post-partum women who received back massage for 5 consecutive days experienced significantly less lower back pain compared to those who received routine care only. The results were statistically significant (P = 0.002).
Population
Post-partum women who had normal spontaneous delivery.
Effective Dosage
Back massage for 5 consecutive days.
Duration
1 month post-partum period (intervention lasted 5 days).
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
back massage (BM) intervention | decrease | lower back pain (LBP) | post-partum women | 2.97 ± 1.71 vs. 4.43 ± 1.77 | experienced significantly less | #1 |
back massage (BM) intervention | decrease | LBP | post-partum women | - | can effectively reduce | #2 |
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a back massage (BM) intervention in relieving lower back pain (LBP) in post-partum women.This is a randomized controlled trial study. Sixty normal spontaneous delivery women (response rate: 96.7%), who gave birth at our hospital, participated in this study from February to May of 2012. We randomly assigned 30 women to the experimental group and 30 women to the control group. During the 1 month post-partum period, the women in the experimental group received a BM for 5 consecutive days, whereas the women in the control group received routine care only. The LBP score was assessed according to a pain visual analog scale. After 5 days of intervention, the experimental group (n = 30) experienced significantly less LBP than did the control group (n = 30) (2.97 ± 1.71 vs. 4.43 ± 1.77, t = 3.26, P = 0.002). BM therapy can effectively reduce LBP during the first post-partum month. Additional studies are required to confirm the effects of BM therapy during extended post-partum periods.