Ghazaleh Jamali Kohneh Shahri; Ebrahim Mohammad Ali Nasab Firouzjah
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Background: Incorrect posture contributes to a frozen shoulder; this study explored the effects of eight weeks of corrective exercises on postural parameters, range of motion, and shoulder joint pain in women with frozen shoulder and upper cross syndrome.Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test ...
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Background: Incorrect posture contributes to a frozen shoulder; this study explored the effects of eight weeks of corrective exercises on postural parameters, range of motion, and shoulder joint pain in women with frozen shoulder and upper cross syndrome.Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design was conducted. Thirty women aged 40 to 60 years with frozen shoulder and upper cross syndrome were purposefully selected and allocated into control and experimental groups. Pretest assessments included forward head angle (FHA) and forward shoulder angle (FSA) measured using Kinovea software, thoracic curvature assessed with a flexible ruler, range of motion of the shoulder joint (external rotation, abduction, and flexion) measured with a goniometer, and shoulder joint pain evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS). The experimental group performed corrective exercises for eight weeks, while the control group continued their daily activities. Post-test assessments were conducted, and covariance tests and paired-sample t-test analysis were employed for between-group and within-group comparisons.Results: The experimental group demonstrated significant improvements in shoulder joint range of motion (P=0.001), FHA (P=0.001), FSA (P=0.008), thoracic curvature (P=0.001), and shoulder joint pain (P=0.001) following corrective exercises.Conclusions: It is recommended that trainers and therapists utilize the corrective exercises outlined in this study to enhance shoulder joint range of motion posture and alleviate pain in women with frozen shoulders and upper cross syndrome.
Nessa Hashemi; Farideh Babakhani; Rahman Sheikhhoseini
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Background: Dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation is considered as the most prevalent problem in women. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of eight-week yoga exercises in water on the intensity and duration of pain in female students with primary dysmenorrhea.Methods: In this clinical ...
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Background: Dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation is considered as the most prevalent problem in women. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of eight-week yoga exercises in water on the intensity and duration of pain in female students with primary dysmenorrhea.Methods: In this clinical trial study, we recruited 40 female students aged 18 to 26 years old with primary dysmenorrhea. They were divided into experimental and control groups. Both groups completed the pre- and post-test questionnaires. The experimental group participated in an eight-week yoga exercise plan in water. Shapiro-Wilk test was used for the assessment of the normality of the data. The Wilcoxon test was employed to compare the data. P≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Also, this clinical trial was registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials with the code of IRCT20120215009014N245.Results: After eight weeks of yoga practice in water, a significant decrease was observed in the severity of pain (P=0.001), pain duration (P=0.001), and the number of painkillers used in the experimental (P=0.001) group whereas no significant changes were found in the controls.Conclusion: Doing yoga exercises in water can be an appropriate strategy to help reduce the severity and duration of pain and the number of pills used by females with primary dysmenorrhea.
Sara Dokuhaki; Fatemeh Ghodrati
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Background: Anxiety disorders are usually common in the reproductive age in which mothers will have better control with spiritual-religious supports. The objective of the present study was to investigate the association between religiosity and jurisprudential information with anxiety of pregnant mothers ...
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Background: Anxiety disorders are usually common in the reproductive age in which mothers will have better control with spiritual-religious supports. The objective of the present study was to investigate the association between religiosity and jurisprudential information with anxiety of pregnant mothers during labor and postpartum pain. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 110 mothers in labor at Shoshtari and Zeinabiyeh hospitals, Shiraz, Iran in 2016. Convenience and purposive sampling methods were used. Research tools including Religious Attitude Questionnaire and Spielberger questionnaire were used to measure the maternal Religious Attitude anxiety level of mothers. The analysis by SPSS software version 16 was conducted using descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and ANOVA. Results: There was a significant difference between the mean of anxiety and religious attitude (p <0.001). In mothers with a moderate religious attitude, 78% had moderate anxiety, 74% had mild anxiety and the remainder had no anxiety. The highest level of situational anxiety was moderate (54=49.1%) and had a statistically significant association with the level of religious attitude (p <0.001). The highest level of State anxiety was normal (52=47.3%) and then moderate (48=43.6%) and had no statistically significant association with the level of religious attitude (P=0.327). Conclusion: There was an association between the level of religiosity in mothers and their reduced level of anxiety in labor. According to the culture of our society, it is important to pay attention to the religiosity dimension of human existence and plan to improve and perform them in the field of health care.
Farideh Vaziri; Mina Taheri; Zohreh Tavana
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Background: Repeated maintenance intramuscular injections of magnesium sulfate can be painful experiences. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of lavender oil on intramuscular injection pain of magnesium sulfate.
Methods: This randomized placebo controlled clinical trial was performed ...
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Background: Repeated maintenance intramuscular injections of magnesium sulfate can be painful experiences. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of lavender oil on intramuscular injection pain of magnesium sulfate.
Methods: This randomized placebo controlled clinical trial was performed on 40 females undergoing postpartum care. The females were assigned to the lavender oil and placebo groups with 20 samples in each group. They received lavender oil inhalation or placebo 10 to 15 minutes before and after injections. The pain during and after the intramuscular injection was assessed using the visual analog scale and verbal reports. In addition, the pain during an intramuscular injection without any intervention was measured and considered as baseline pain.
Results: The intensity of pain at baseline had a mean value of 68 ± 23.78, with a median value of 72, and mode of 100. Also, 55% of the females described their pain verbally as severe and very severe. Upon interventions, the 2 groups had no statistically significant differences in relation to the intensity of pain during and after the intramuscular injection (t-test and Mann-Whitney U test, respectively). According to the paired-wise analysis, the intensity of pain during the intramuscular injection upon the intervention was lower than baseline in the lavender essential oil group (P = 0.01). Nevertheless, Fisher’s exact test showed that the female’s satisfaction was higher in the lavender essential oil group compared to the placebo group (P = 0.01).
Conclusions: This study supports the use of aromatherapy with the aim to improve patient well-being in painful medical procedures.
Masoumeh Delaram; Narges Khatoon Dadkhah
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Background: A large number of women were affected from the Post episiotomy pain and the common method for pain relief is use of oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Objectives: With considering the adverse effects of these drugs, the aim of present study was to compare the effects of lidocaine ...
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Background: A large number of women were affected from the Post episiotomy pain and the common method for pain relief is use of oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Objectives: With considering the adverse effects of these drugs, the aim of present study was to compare the effects of lidocaine cream and mefenamic acid capsule on post episiotomy pain.
Patients and Methods: In a clinical trial study, sixty of women with singleton pregnancy and 38-42 weeks of gestation who had episiotomy, were randomized by consecutively numbered sealed envelopes to one of the two study arms that is 2% lidocaine cream (n = 30) or 250 mg mefenamic acid (n = 30). Data collection was performed by questionnaire and visual analogue scale (VAS). The intensity of pain was compared with the first compliant of mother and 6, 12, and 24 hours after the delivery. For data analysis, we used SPSS package, t test and paired t test and P < 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: With the first compliant of women, the mean intensity of pain was 4.92 ± 1.9 in lidocaine group and 4.90 ± 1.5 in mefenamic acid group and the difference was not significant (P = 0.20). Also there was not a significant difference in mean intensity of post episiotomy pain in the two groups in 6 (P = 0.05), 12 (P = 0.36) and 24 (P = 0.98) after childbirth.
Conclusions: The effect of lidocaine cream and mefenamic acid capsule was similar in the relief of post episiotomy pain and the Lidocaine cream is a good alternative for mefenamic acid that is commonly used to reduce of pain after episiotomy especially in women who are breast feeding and oral analgesic drugs are secreted in their milk.
