The Effect of Kinesio Taping and Breathing Exercises on Pain Management
Postoperative Pain, Gas Bloat Syndrome, Defecation Disorders

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Postoperative Pain focused on measuring Benign gynecological changes, Postoperative pain, Kinesio taping, Breathing exercise, Nursing
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Women, had an abdominal operation with pfannenstiel incision due to gynecological benign changes,
- At least 18 years of age,
- Without any dermatological disease,
- Without migraines or similar chronic pain,
- Without any intestinal problem,
- Without mental disability and communication difficulties were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
- Women, had abdominal operation due to gynecological benign changes but with a median incision,
- Had active cellulite or any other dermatological problems,
- Had deep vein thrombosis, open wounds or skin irritation, and previously had intestinal problems were excluded from the study.
Sites / Locations
- Çankırı Karatekin Univesity
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Other
Kinesio Taping
Breathing Exercise
Kinesio Taping and Breathing Exercise
Control Group
Kinesio taping is thought to remove the barriers that slow the healing process, activate neurological suppression and reduce pain (El-Refayea, El Nahasa & Ghareebb, 2016; Kamali, Sinaei & Taherkhan, 2018). Kinesio tape stimulates cutaneous mechanoreceptors. Mechanoreceptors decrease sympathetic nervous system activity and increase parasympathetic activity, which can improve intestinal control (Azam, 2017; Szczegielniak, Krajczy, Bogacz, Luniewski & Sliwinski, 2007). Kinesio taping changes skin contours and accelerates blood flow. Increased blood flow brings more oxygen and nutrients to the area. This phenomenon contributes to the natural healing process (Kafa et al., 2015).
Breathing exercise is accepted as a key to relaxation or cooling down (El-Refayea et al., 2016). It is stated that breathing exercises reduce anxiety by preventing the transmission of pain messages to the spinal cord (Rejeh et al., 2013), reducing the catecholamine response (Rakel & Herr, 2004) and muscle tension by distracting subjects (Kelle, Güzel & Sakallı, 2016).
According to the application protocols, two applications were made together.
No intervention was performed to reduce pain in the control group.