The Effect on Perceived Pain Of Ice Massage Applied To LI-4 Pressure Point during Episiotomy Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Project no. 916 · Status: Kapanmış · 2017
Summary
This study aimed to research the effect on perceived pain of ice massage applied to the Large Intestine 4 (Hegu) pressure point during episiotomy repair. 347 women (178 in the intervention group and 169 in the control group) were included in this randomized controlled study. Women assigned to the intervention group were given plastic gloves filled with ice pieces just before the episiotomy repair began, and they were asked to press the glove into the LI4 region in their hands until the episiotomy repair was finished. Routine practice was carried out with the women in the control group. The difference between the VAS (Visual Analog Scale) mean scores of the women in the intervention and control groups after ice application was significant (p<0.05). It was determined that ice massage applied to the LI4 pressure point in the hands during episiotomy repair significantly reduced the perceived pain level.