BACKGROUND Recovery from pain after surgery exhibits large interindividual variability, with very slow recovery equated to chronic pain. Surgical injury in the postpartum period modestly increases initial recovery after major nerve injury. In this study, the authors use a nerve injury that recovers over 2 to 3 months and apply growth curve modeling to further understand the effect of the postpa...

Abstract The female body undergoes physiological changes during pregnancy that often lead to low back pain (LBP). To assess a non-pharmaceutical treatment option for LBP, literature review was conducted comparing research trials using Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and its effect on LBP experienced in the third trimester postpartum. Research studies Visual Analog Scale (VAS) rate were...

BACKGROUND Busy care providers focus on the serious complications of postpartum period. This issue causes the seemingly trivial complications, such as mother's pains, fatigue, and psychological status, to be less taken into account. The study aimed to determine the effect of lavender oil aroma in the early hours of postpartum period on maternal pains, fatigue, and mood in primiparous mothers. ...

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 In this study, the researchers investigated to effects of sacral massage and music therapy applied primiparous women in labor on pain, postpartum comfort, posttraumatic growth. Material - Method: This randomized controlled study was conducted with 96 admitted delivery room a public hospital province south Turkey. Data collected “Visual Analog Scale (VAS)”, “Postpartum Comfort ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of home-based specific stabilizing exercises focusing on the local stabilizing muscles as the only intervention in the treatment of persistent postpartum pelvic girdle pain. DESIGN A prospective, randomized, single-blinded, clinically controlled study. SUBJECTS Eighty-eight women with pelvic girdle pain were recruited 3 months after delivery. METHODS ...

BACKGROUND Many women need some kind of analgesic treatment to relieve pain during childbirth. The objective of our study was to compare the effect of acupuncture with transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and traditional analgesics for pain relief and relaxation during delivery with respect to pain intensity, birth experience, and obstetric outcome. METHODS A randomized controlled...