J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2008 May;15(2):171-177.

Effects of Exercise on Relief of Low Back Pain in Patients on Absolute Bed Rest after Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization (TAE)

• Ko EJ
• Chae YR
• Lee DS

Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of study was to identify the effects of exercise on the relief of low back pain in patients on absolute bed rest after TAE. METHOD: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design research design was used. The participants were 43 patients who had received TAE in a university hospital; patients in the experimental group (21) received both exercise therapy and general post-op nursing care and in the control group (22) only the latter. The exercise program used in this study was modified from exercise for post CABG to exercise for post TAE, which deflect the movement of thigh in which the catheter was inserted, the lumbar region of the back and pelvis.
RESULTS
First, Low back pain scores in the experimental group were lower than the control group. Second, The first dose of analgesics in the experimental group was delayed compared to the control group. Third, There was no significant difference in bleeding complications between the experimental group control groups.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that the exercise program used in this study is effective for relief of low back pain in patients on absolute bed rest after TAE.

Keyword

Exercise; Low back pain; Therapeutic embolization; Bed rest

MeSH Terms

Analgesics
Bed Rest
Catheters
Embolization, Therapeutic
Exercise Therapy
Hemorrhage
Humans
Low Back Pain
Lumbosacral Region
Nursing Care
Research Design
Thigh
Analgesics