ABSTRACT
Introduction: Low back pain is a complaint in communities. Low back pain has negative effects on different aspects of the patient, s lives. Different methods used for reduction effects. Foot reflexology causes pain and disability reduction. This study conducted to examines effects of foot reflexology on disability in patients with low back pain
Methods: This study was clinical trial study and 3 groups. This study conducted 150 men with low back pain returnee to Baghiatallah hospital in Tehran. First men patients were selected by purposive sampling and then they with random allocation method had been divided into three groups: Experimental [foot reflexology was applied in real points once a week for three week], placebo [sham foot reflexology was applied low pressure in all points once a week for three weeks] and control [without any intervention]. Dates were collected by demographic questionnaire and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire. For analyze of data used SPSS v.18 and variance q squre
Results: The results indicated that disability before intervention in 3 groups not differences significant [P>0.05] but after intervention Variance showed mean of disability reduced in three groups [P<0.05]
Conclusion: In conclusion, the study showed foot reflexology effects of reduction of disability. So proposes for nurses to use foot reflexology for reduction of disability in patients with low back pain
ABSTRACT
Low back pain is one of the very common problems in communities which has the negative effects on different aspects of the patients'lives. Foot reflexology reduces pain and disability. This study was done to determine the effect of foot reflexology on pain and disability in patients with low back pain. This clinical trail study was conducted on 150 men with low back pain who referred to Baqiyatallah hospital in Tehran. They were selected based on purposive sampling. They were divided into three groups: intervention [foot reflexology was done in real location in three sessions every other week], control [without any intervention] and placebo [low pressure of foot reflexology was done in all location in three sessions every other week]. The data were collected by Roland- Morris disability questionnaire, visual analog scale and Mc-gill questionnaire. For analysis of data, SPSS15, Kruskal- Wallis, X[2], oneway ANOVA and repeated measures ANOVA tests were used. The results indicated that there were no significant differences in the mean of pain, disability, pulse, blood pressure and breath before intervention in 3 groups [P>0/05] but after intervention the mean of the all variables reduced in three groups [P<0/05]. This study showed that foot reflexology affected the reduction of disability and pain intensity. Therefore, it is recommended that nurses use foot reflexology for reduction of disability in patients with low back pain.