Effects of Connective Tissue Massage on Pain After Thoracotomy
Postoperative Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Postoperative Pain focused on measuring Connective tissue massage, Thoracotomy, Pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Applying to Thoracic Surgery Department of Akdeniz University Hospital and undergoing thoracotomy via posterolateral thoracotomy incision, Being in age range of 20-75 years, Being stable in terms of hemodynamics, Having no metastatic dissemination, Having no known cerebrovascular disease, Having no morbid obesity and heart disease that may inhibit the study, Having no cognitive impairment that may inhibit communication, Having no previous stroke and the associated influence, Having no inconvenience for connective tissue massage as a result of the evaluation made by the physician, Agreeing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Having cardiovascular diseases, Having stage 3 (severe) or stage 4 (very severe) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Having more than 200 cc bleeding per hour from the drainage tubes, Having an intubation period longer than 24 hours, Interventions having a negative effect on the pain such as decortication, diaphragm eventration, thoracic wall resection that are performed by thoracotomy were excluded from in the study.
Sites / Locations
- Neriman Temel Aksu
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Connective tissue massage gruop
Conventional Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Group
In addition, a total of 5 sessions of connective tissue massage were applied to the experimental group as 1 session a day on the postoperative 1st day, 2nd day, 3rd day, 4th day, 5th day. Connective tissue massage was only performed to the patients in the experimental group. A total of 5 sessions of connective tissue massage were applied to the experimental group as 1 session a day on the postoperative 1st day, 2nd day, 3rd day, 4th day, 5th day. Depending on the area of procedure, each session varied between 15 minutes and 20 minutes.
Standard medical treatment, care and pulmonary rehabilitation program were applied to bonventional Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Group.The patients were mobilized as early as possible. Starting on the postoperative zeroth day, a postoperative rehabilitation program including pulmonary rehabilitation and early mobilization was applied to every patient in the control and experimental groups by a therapist for 1 week as in routine