ABSTRACT
Background and Purpose: The use of complementary and alternative therapy is on the rise and massage therapy is one of these alternative procedures. The purpose of the present research was to determine the effect of field massage on the arterial blood oxygen saturation in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome
Methods and Materials: This clinical trial was conducted on 25 infants hospitalized with respiratory distress syndrome in the neonatal intensive care unit in Rasht Al-Zahra Hospital, Iran. An information record form [consisting of two sections: demographic information and a table for recording oxygen saturations] was used for data gathering, and pulse oxymeter was used for measuring Oxygen saturation. The information was collected in 3 consecutive days; the intervention took three 15-minute periods. Arterial blood oxygen saturation was recorded 5 minutes before massage, then neonates underwent a 15-minute massage; then within 5 and 15 minutes from the massage, the arterial blood oxygen saturation was measured and recorded again. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 16 using ANOVA
Results: Mean arterial blood oxygen saturation at baseline [5 minutes before massage] was 93.44 +/- 0.46, five minutes after massage 94.22 +/- 0.41 and 15 minutes after the massage, it was 91.67 +/- 0.24. Mean arterial blood oxygen saturation during the three days of intervention was significantly different before and after the field technique massage [P<0.01], so that the neonates' arterial blood oxygen saturation increased after the massage therapy. Also, mean respiratory rate 5 minutes before the massage was 43.7 +/- 2.4 and 15 minutes after the massage, it was 42.5 +/- 6.5; mean heart rate 5 minutes before the massage was 135.7 +/- 9.6 and 15 minutes after the massage, it was 132 +/- 4.9; the average temperature 5 minutes before the massage was 36.7 +/- 0.6 and 15 minutes after the massage, it was 37 +/- 0.3; the average of these physiologic parameters before and after the intervention were not significantly different
Conclusion: The results of this study Indicate that the massage therapy significantly increases the arterial oxygen saturation in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome; and since after the massage, physiologic variable changes [breathing, heart rate and temperature] are within an acceptable range, it can be concluded that this type of massage is suitable for neonates
ABSTRACT
Dysmenorrhea is a common gynecologic disorder which at least fifty percent of women experience through their reproductive period. The most important cause of primary dysmenorrhea is the enhancement of prostaglandins production and its role in the appearance of the pain. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of acupressure and vitamin E in reduction of the severity of pain in primary dysmenorrhea. This was a randomized clinical trial study to compare the effect of the pressure point Sanyinjiao medication and vitamin E on dysmenorrhea. In this study, 100 female students between 18 to 22 years of age were recruited. The students were randomly allocated into two groups: pressure medication group, and vitamin E group. In the first cycle, no treatment was used. But during the next two cycles, with the start of pain in the pressure medication group, the Sanyinjiao point was pressured for 20 minutes and in the Vitamin E group, each subject used one pill of Vitamin E [200 units], daily. The necessary data was collected by questionnaire and Andrish- Millsom scale of dysmenorrhea. Mann-Whitney, Fridman, Wilcoxon, chi-square and t-test were used for data analysis. The present study revealed that there was significant differences in the rate of pain during the cycles in both groups. There was a significant difference in pain intensity for each group before and after the treatment [P<0.05]. Significant difference was found between two groups in the duration of pain in second months [P<0.05]. The findings showed that acupressure at Sanyinjiao point can be used as an effective, available, cost effective intervention for reducing pain in dysmenorrheal