تاثیر ماساژ رفلکسی کف پا بر تسکین درد و وضعیت همودینامیک مبتلایان به درد قفسه سینه مراجعه کننده به بیمارستان امام خمینی (ره) اردبیل

عنوان انگليسی

THE EFFECT OF LEFT SOLE MASSAGE ON PAIN RELIEF AND HEMODYNAMIC CONDITION OF PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

خلاصه انگلیسی

BACKGROUND Reflexology for chest pain, ache, burning or stabbing sensation in the chest is most commonly performed on the feet. Pitchfork of left sole is the cardiac reflex point. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of left sole massage on haemodynamicc and pain relief in patients with chest pain. METHODS This cross over clinical trial study was conducted on 117 patients with chest pain admitted to Imam Khomeini hospital's emergency room in Ardabil. McGill visual pain scale was applied to measure pain intensity, and left sole massage was used for alleviating pain which was evaluated in two steps. The significance level was regarded at p<0.05. RESULTS The results demonstrated that according to paired and independent t-test, the level of pain severity in the massage group had a significant difference with that of the control (p=0.011). Furthermore, the participants in reflexology group had the mean score of 142.0 ± 4.41 for systolic blood pressure, 89.8 ± 2.78 for diastolic blood pressure, and 76.4±-4.20 for Pulse Per Minute before intervention; however, they changed to 138 ± 4.28, 87.2 ± 2.70, and 76.4 ± -3.28 (normal range), respectively. There was a significant difference in the ratings of both pre- and post-intervention (p <0.05) based on the paired t-test. CONCLUSIONS In future, left sole massage can be used as proper supplement for medical therapies and analgesics and can reduce the number and dose of drugs administered for management of haemodynamics and narcotics for chest pain relief.

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