Open AccessUse of a device that applies external kneading-like force on the abdomen for treatment of constipation
Author(s) -
Konstantinos Mimidis,
David Galinsky,
Efraim Rimon,
Vasileios Papadopoulos,
Yehuda Zicherman,
Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1971
Subject(s) - constipation , medicine , abdomen , defecation , abdominal pain , gastroenterology , surgery
To evaluate the efficacy of a recently developed device that applies kneading-like motion on the abdomen in improving constipation in elderly long-term care patients.