A Quasi-Experimental Study On The Effects Of Warm Mustard Oil Massage For Postpartum Back Pain In Selected Government Hospitals
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47750/pnr.2022.13.S09.1159Abstract
Introduction: Motherhood is a blessing and a challenge. Pregnancy-related back pain is common and can start as early as the first trimester. The vast majority of instances are mild and go away on their own. Some women experience it for months or even years after giving birth, and it can become chronic.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a warm mustard oil massage in reducing pain in an experimental group.
Methods and Material:
This study used a quantitative strategy and a quasi-experimental research design for its materials and methods. Two hundred postnatal mothers admitted to the selected government hospital for treatment of back pain were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups (the control group or the experimental group) using a non-probabilistic purposive sampling technique.
Result: The results showed that 80% of the samples in the control group were beyond the age of 30, whereas 64% of the samples in the experimental group fell into that age range. On day three of therapy, 85% of the samples were feeling moderate pain, 15% were suffering mild pain, and 0% were experiencing severe pain; the majority of the samples in the experimental group were housewives (90%), first-time mothers (66%), and had moderate pain (85%). By the third day, 92% of the control group's samples were in severe pain, while just 8% were in the moderate pain range. revealed on day 3, the mean pain score in the experimental group was 33.76 (SD = 5.64), while the control group's mean pain score was 57.55 (SD = 3.51).
the data provides significant evidence that the pain level of the experimental group was reduced after getting mustard oil massage compared to the control group (unpaired t value = 35.82, p = 0.0001).
Conclusion: Back discomfort is frequent in postpartum women as a result of physiological and pathological changes; warm muster oil has been found to be useful in alleviating this pain.
