Influence of osteopathic treatment on edema of the lower extremities during pregnancy
Item
- Title
- Influence of osteopathic treatment on edema of the lower extremities during pregnancy
- Title
- Influència del tractament osteopàtic sobre l’edema de les extremitats inferiors durant l’embaràs
- Author(s)
- Alonso García, Raquel
- Abstract
- INTRODUCTION: The new situation hormonal, postural and mechanics of the pregnant increases the chances of occurrence of edema in the legs. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of osteopathic treatment on edema in the legs and their related clinical. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A quasi-experimental longitudinal prospective study, nonrandomized and without masking. The total sample was 18 women between 24 and 35 weeks of gestation with edema in the legs, divided into two groups: a treatment group performed three sessions in three consecutive weeks and controlled group that was not performed no intervention. We measured the perimeters of the legs and a questionnaire where they recorded the pain and heaviness in the legs, and the number of cramps experienced. In both groups the measurements were made before, after and a week of finishing treatment. RESULTS: We found evidence of significance between the treatment group and the controlled group in the variables recorded from leg pain (P= 0.059), heaviness in the legs (P= 0.13) and edema (P= 0.05). Pain decreases in the treatment group (Md: -0.5) and edema is slowed (Md:0), whereas in the controlled group increases pain (Md:1.3) and edema (Md:0.5). CONCLUSIONS: osteopathic treatment is effective for treating edema and clinical correlates between weeks 24 and 35 of gestation.
- Abstract
- INTRODUCCIÓ: La nova situació hormonal, postural i mecànica de l’embarassada augmenta les possibilitats d’aparició de l’edema a les cames. OBJECTIUS: Valorar l’eficàcia del tractament osteopàtic sobre l’edema a les cames i la clínica associada. MATERIAL I MÈTODE: Estudi quasi-experimental longitudinal prospectiu, no randomitzat i sense emmascarar. La mostra total va ser de 18 dones entre la setmana 24 i 35 de gestació amb edema a les cames, repartides en dos grups: un grup tractament que va realitzar tres sessions en tres setmanes consecutives i un grup comparatiu amb el que no es va realitzar cap intervenció. Es van mesurar els perímetres de les cames i es va passar un qüestionari a on es registrava el dolor, la pesadesa a les cames, i el número de rampes experimentades. En els dos grups es van fer les mesures abans, després i a la setmana d’haver finalitzat el tractament. RESULTATS: Es van trobar indicis de significació entre el grup tractament i el grup comparatiu en les variables registrades de dolor a les cames (P=0,059), pesadesa a les cames (P=0,13) i edema (P=0,05). El dolor disminueix en el grup tractament (Md: -0,5) i l’edema queda frenat (Md: 0); en canvi, en el comparatiu augmenten el dolor (Md: 1,3) i l’edema (Md: 0,5). CONCLUSIONS: El tractament osteopàtic es eficaç per tractar l’edema i la clínica associada entre les setmana 24 i 35 de gestació.
- presented at
- Escola de Osteopatia de Barcelona (EOB)
- Date Accepted
- 2014
- Date Submitted
- 19.6.2015 09:49:59
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- Catalan
- Number of pages
- 86
- Submitted by:
- 84
- Pub-Identifier
- 15580
- Inst-Identifier
- 1049
- Keywords
- pregnancy; edema; lower extremity
- Recommended
- 0
- Medium
- raquel_alonso.pdf.pdf
- Item sets
- Thesis
- Media
- raquel_alonso.pdf.pdf
Alonso García, Raquel, “Influence of osteopathic treatment on edema of the lower extremities during pregnancy”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 23, 2025, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/2399