Coban Ayden, Sirin Ahsen
Department of Midwifery, Aydin School of Health, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2010 Oct;16(5):454-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01869.x.
This study aims to evaluate the effect of foot massage for decreasing physiological lower leg oedema in late pregnancy. Eighty pregnant women were randomly divided into two groups; study group had a 20 min foot massage daily for 5 days whereas the control group did not receive any intervention beyond standard prenatal care. The research was conducted between March and August 2007 in Manisa Province Health Ministry Central Primary Health Care Clinic 1, in Manisa, Western Turkey. Compared with the control group, women in the experimental group had a significantly smaller lower leg circumference (right and left, ankle, instep and metatarsal-phalanges joint) after 5 days of massage. The results obtained from our research show that foot massage was found to have a positive effect on decreasing normal physiological lower leg oedema in late pregnancy.
本研究旨在评估足部按摩对减轻妊娠晚期生理性小腿水肿的效果。80名孕妇被随机分为两组；研究组每天进行20分钟的足部按摩，共5天，而对照组除标准产前护理外未接受任何干预。该研究于2007年3月至8月在土耳其西部马尼萨省卫生部中央第一初级卫生保健诊所进行。与对照组相比，实验组女性在按摩5天后小腿周长（左右、脚踝、脚背和跖趾关节处）明显更小。我们的研究结果表明，足部按摩对减轻妊娠晚期正常生理性小腿水肿有积极作用。
