Open AccessRelief Of Low Back Pain In Labor By Using Intracutaneous Nerve Stimulation (Ins) With Sterile Water Papules
Author(s) -
Lytzen Tom,
Cederberg Lennart,
MöllerNielsen Jesper
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348909028669
Subject(s) - medicine , pain relief , anesthesia , analgesic , stimulation , nociception , surgery , labor pain , sterile water , sacrum , pregnancy , receptor , biology , pulp and paper industry , engineering , genetics
Eighty‐three women experiencing low back pain in the 1st stage of labor were given intracutaneous nociceptive stimulation (INS) by means of sterile water papules injected intracutaneously over sacrum. There was instant and complete relief of the low back pain in all but 6 women, this effect lasting in many cases as long as 3h, after which INS could be repeated. A reduction in total pain‐score from 6.05 to 2.92 was seen after 1 hour with no further analgesia given, and half the women required no further analgesia during the 1st stage. The method was well tolerated and 67 of the 83 women said they would like to have INS analgesia for their next delivery. Possible mechanisms behind the analgesic effect of INS are discussed.