Reza Borzou, Gholam Hossein Falegary, Bita Torkaman,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (Winter 2001)
Abstract
Introduction: Rhythmic breathing is a method which distracts the acute pains. But there is not any research effect of rhythmic breathing on the intensity of pain in the post orthopedic surgery in our study which is a semi-experimental clinical trial study, we found the effect of rhythmic breathing on the intensity of pain and also the amount of analgesis taken by the post orthopedic surgery patients.
Materials and Methods: In this study 68 orthopedic surgery patients were randomely divided in the two experimental (34) and control (34) groups. Both groups were studied in the first 24 hours after the surgery. The intensity of pain in patients were measured according to the visual analogue intensity pain scale (VAS) which is a 10 of parts scale amount of analgesic taken by the patients.
Results: Statistical analysis of our findings shows that there is a significant difference between two experimental and control groups (p<0.001) this means that experimental group has taken less analgesic in comparison to the control group (p<0.001).
Conclusion: As the result according to our information rhythmic breathing can reduce the intensity of pain and also the amount of analgesic taken by the post orthopedic surgery patients.
