The effects of massage therapy on dysmenorrhea caused by endometriosis.

Mahboubeh Valiani, Niloofar Ghasemi, Parvin Bahadoran, Reza Heshmat
Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research · 2010 · vol. 15(4) , pp. 167–71 · PMID:21589790 · W1749313289
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This study investigated the effects of massage therapy on endometriosis-related dysmenorrhea, finding a significant reduction in pain intensity immediately after and six weeks following the intervention.

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BACKGROUND: Studying women's quality of life, we come across some harmful effects that factor such as dysmenorrhea caused by endometriosis leaves on their lives, their ability to work, their familial relations, and their self-confidence. Due to the repeated medical follow-ups and the side effects of medical therapies and endometriosis surgeries, many patients tend to use less expensive, nonmedical, and nonaggressive methods. The present study aimed to assess the effects of massage therapy, one of the aforementioned methods on endometriosis caused dysmenorrhea. METHODS: This was a semi-empirical clinical trial. Considering inclusion criteria, 23 patients suffering from endometriosis visited the Infertility Center of Isfahan, who were later confirmed by laparoscopy or laparotomy were picked as the sample through a simple method. The visual analog scale and McGill questionnaires were used once before and twice after the end of intervention for each patient. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference between the intensity of pain before the intervention started, immediately after, and also six weeks after it (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: According to the results of this study and confirmations of other ones, it seems that massage therapy can be a fitting method to reduce the menstrual pain caused by endometriosis.

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