Open AccessComparing the effect of foot and hand reflexology on pain severity after appendectomy: A randomized clinical trial
Author(s) -
Hosein Taheri,
Vahid Naseri-Salahshour,
Ahmad Abedi,
Mahbobeh Sajadi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.409
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2228-5504
pISSN - 1735-9066
DOI - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_85_18
Subject(s) - reflexology , medicine , foot (prosody) , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , visual analogue scale , analysis of variance , repeated measures design , anesthesia , massage , surgery , alternative medicine , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Appendicitis is one of the main causes of acute pain. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of foot and hand reflexology on pain severity following appendectomy.