A study to Assess the Effectiveness of Lumbar Massage on Backache among Patients Underwent Spinal Anesthesia in Selected Hospitals

Background: Spinal anesthesia is the most commonly used type of regional anesthesia in many surgeries, including genit ourinary surgery, cesarean section and lumbar surgery.P ost dural puncture pain is common complication after spinal anesthesia and is characterized by persistent pain around the spinal cord in the absence of radicular pain.Therapeutic massage involves manipulating the body’s tissues with certain techniques.The goal of massage therapy is to affect cellular changes in tissues to promote healing and reduce pain and increase overall wellbeing.  Aim: To determine the effect of lumbar massage on back pain in patients underwent general anesthesia in selected hospitals.  Design: Quasi-experimental design, Pretest Post-test non- equivalent group design.  Participants: Thirty patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected to receive spinal anesthesia through convenience sampling.  Methods: A study was done with 30 patients who underwent spinal anesthesia, 15 of which were interventional and 15 of which were observational group. The pain scale was used for the assessment tools.  Results: According to the research results, it can be concluded that the average percentage of the difference after the experiment and control is 47% for the pain index numbers in the total area comparison. There was a full size distinction between the pre and post test scores of the patients in the interventional group who received spinal anesthesia there has been a big distinction in the sufferer’s post test rankings. The t test score is 12.43 and is significant (P<0.05). There was a significant difference in post patient scores. No significant relationship was found between patients receiving spinal anesthesia and demographic difference.  Conclusion: The effects showed that the average score of the patient in the control group receiving spinal anesthesia after the back pain examination was 7.33 ± 1.06,while the average score of the experimental group after the backache examination was 3.07 ±0.54.It shows that lumbar massage is beneficial for patients underwent spinal anesthesia.