Laser Acupuncture Analgesia on Postpartum Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.
Journal
Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
ISSN: 1532-8635
Titre abrégé: Pain Manag Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100890606
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
received:
23
12
2021
revised:
28
06
2022
accepted:
17
07
2022
pubmed:
5
9
2022
medline:
15
2
2023
entrez:
4
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Unresolved postpartum LBP may affect women...s physical and psychological health. To investigate the analgesic effects of laser acupuncture therapy (LAT) for postpartum LBP. Postpartum women with LBP were recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group from November 2017 to July 2018. The participants in the intervention group received LAT and standard care. The participants in the control group received only standard care. The primary outcome was the Visual Analogue Scale for LBP. Secondary outcomes were limitation of daily activities and physical activity; perceived stress scale; and salivary cortisol values. In all, 106 participants were recruited and assigned to the intervention group or the control group. As compared with the control group, the participants in the LAT group had significantly lower intensity of LBP (mean ± SD: 1.21 ± 0.99 vs 3.25 ± 1.14; p < .001), limitations of daily activities (mean ± SD: 3.17 ± 2.09 vs 10.40 ± 4.72; p < .001) and physical activity (mean ± SD: 3.04 ± 2.17 vs 9.79 ± 4.71; p < .001), perceived stress (mean ± SD: 26.13 ± 3.97 vs 28.85 ± 4.26; p = .001), and salivary cortisol levels (mean ± SD: 0.194 ± 0.131 vs 0.280 ± 0.234; p = .02) post-intervention. For postpartum LBP, LAT combined with standard care had greater analgesic efficacy, lower perceived stress, lower limitations of daily activities and physical activity, and lower salivary cortisol levels than standard care alone.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Unresolved postpartum LBP may affect women...s physical and psychological health.
AIM
To investigate the analgesic effects of laser acupuncture therapy (LAT) for postpartum LBP.
METHOD
Postpartum women with LBP were recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group from November 2017 to July 2018. The participants in the intervention group received LAT and standard care. The participants in the control group received only standard care. The primary outcome was the Visual Analogue Scale for LBP. Secondary outcomes were limitation of daily activities and physical activity; perceived stress scale; and salivary cortisol values.
RESULTS
In all, 106 participants were recruited and assigned to the intervention group or the control group. As compared with the control group, the participants in the LAT group had significantly lower intensity of LBP (mean ± SD: 1.21 ± 0.99 vs 3.25 ± 1.14; p < .001), limitations of daily activities (mean ± SD: 3.17 ± 2.09 vs 10.40 ± 4.72; p < .001) and physical activity (mean ± SD: 3.04 ± 2.17 vs 9.79 ± 4.71; p < .001), perceived stress (mean ± SD: 26.13 ± 3.97 vs 28.85 ± 4.26; p = .001), and salivary cortisol levels (mean ± SD: 0.194 ± 0.131 vs 0.280 ± 0.234; p = .02) post-intervention.
CONCLUSIONS
For postpartum LBP, LAT combined with standard care had greater analgesic efficacy, lower perceived stress, lower limitations of daily activities and physical activity, and lower salivary cortisol levels than standard care alone.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36058819
pii: S1524-9042(22)00149-7
doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2022.07.007
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Hydrocortisone
WI4X0X7BPJ
Analgesics
0
Types de publication
Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
89-95Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 American Society for Pain Management Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest The author(s) declare that they have no conflict of interests.