Evaluation of the Benefits of Back Massage for Orthopedic Patients Undergoing Treatment in a Hospital Setting
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Background:Many millions of people view the primary societal issue as a source of discomfort. A massage is the most effective method for reducing the discomfort. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of back massage on the level of pain experienced by orthopaedic patients who were currently being treated at Krishna hospital. The following are the settings and designs: In order to modify the study.
Material & Methodology: The research design that was chosen for the experiment was a one-group pre-test and post-test research design. The research was conducted using experimental methods. Patients with orthopaedic conditions who were admitted to the Krishna Hospital Karad made up the population for this study. The Purposive Sampling Technique was utilised for the selection criteria of the samples to be taken. A numeric pain scale was utilised in order to gauge the level of discomfort experienced by orthopaedic patients. For the purpose of data analysis, statistical analysis Utilization of both descriptive and inferential statistics.
Result: According to the findings of the current study, out of 60 participants, 0 (zero) reported having light pain, 29 (48.3%) reported having moderate pain, and 31 (51.6%) reported having severe pain in the pretest. At the time of the posttest, out of sixty, thirty-four (56.6%) had mild pain, twenty-six (43.3%), moderate pain, and none (0%), had severe pain. The mean pain level score at post test was 5.28, which was lower than the mean pain level score at pretest, which was 7.85. Pain was rated as having a mean score of 7.85 2.064 before the exam, however after the test, it was rated as having a mean value of 5.28 1.450. The t-value came out to 7.8921. The value of P with two tails was less than 0.0001, as expected.
Conclusion: The results of the study indicated that back massage is beneficial and significantly reduced the amount of pain experienced by hospitalized orthopaedic patients.
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