The effect of abdominal massage on bowel function in patients with spinal cord injury
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, cilt.85, sa.12, ss.951-955, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 85 Sayı: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.phm.0000247649.00219.co
- Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.951-955
- Anahtar Kelimeler: massage, constipation, spinal cord injury, gastrointestinal disorder, CHRONIC CONSTIPATION, NEUROGENIC BOWEL, TRANSIT-TIME, DYSFUNCTION, MANAGEMENT
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Objectives: To investigate the effect of abdominal massage on clinical aspects of bowel dysfunction and colonic transit time in patients with spinal cord injury. Twenty-four patients were placed on a standard bowel program (phase I), after which abdominal massage was added to the regimen (phase II). Parameters of gastrointestinal system function and colonic transit times were evaluated.