Effect of Foot and Hand Massage on Abdominal Pain of Cesarean Section Incision under Ultrasound Guidance

Abstract

In order to relieve the pain of incision after cesarean section, a method of foot and hand massage for abdominal pain of cesarean section incision under ultrasound guidance was proposed in this paper. In this paper, the experimental control method and retrospective analysis were used to relax the patients through massage, so that the pregnant women could focus on the reaction caused by hand and foot massage, distract their attention, and reduce the pain. The results showed that 60 cases of puerpera after cesarean section were divided into two groups with 30 cases in each group. The control group was only given routine care. The intervention group received 20 min hand and foot massage on the basis of routine care. The visual analog scale (VAS) of pain before, immediately after, 30 min after, and 60 min after massage in the intervention group was evaluated and recorded, and the VAS scores of the control group at the corresponding time points were recorded. The VAS score of the intervention group at each time point after massage was significantly lower than that before massage ( P < 0.05 ), and the VAS score of the intervention group at each time point was significantly lower than that of the control group ( P < 0.01 ). Hand and foot massage can effectively relieve incision pain after cesarean section.

Efficacy of Massage on Pain Intensity in Post-Cesarean Women: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Pain intensity pre- and post-60–90 minutes after massage was reported in six studies with 518 patients included. ( 9 , 11 , 17 – 20 ) The pooled MD favored the massage group over the control (MD = −2.50, 95% CI [−2.73, −2.27], p > .00001). The pooled studies were homogenous (χ 2 p = .60, I 2 = 0%) ( Figure 5 ).…”

“…We rejected 31 of these; eventually, 10 articles met our criteria and were included in our meta-analysis, while five studies were only included as a systematic review. ( 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 16 – 21 , 22 – 26 ) Figure 1 shows the PRISMA flow diagram for the study selection.…”

“…( 27 , 28 ) Furthermore, massage therapy provides relaxation for the patient, allowing them to focus on the sensations caused by the massage and reducing pain by distracting their attention from it. ( 11 , 27 , 28 )…”

“…( 29 ) Still, many studies were conducted afterward that were not included in their study. ( 8 – 11 , 23 ) They also were restricted in their analysis on hand foot massage, unlike our study, which comprised different types of massages. Furthermore, they did not standardize their MD, although their included studies used different scales to assess pain intensity.…”

Retracted: Effect of Foot and Hand Massage on Abdominal Pain of Cesarean Section Incision under Ultrasound Guidance

“…This article has been retracted by Hindawi following an investigation undertaken by the publisher [ 1 ]. This investigation has uncovered evidence of one or more of the following indicators of systematic manipulation of the publication process: Discrepancies in scope Discrepancies in the description of the research reported Discrepancies between the availability of data and the research described Inappropriate citations Incoherent, meaningless and/or irrelevant content included in the article Peer-review manipulation …”