Comparing the effects of ice massage and acupressure on labor pain reduction

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-172

  Hajiamini, Zahra ^a   Masoud, Sirati Nir ^a   Ebadi, Abbas ^a   Mahboubh, Afzali ^a   Matin, Ali Asgari ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Complementary medicine; Ice massage; Labor pain; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICE; LABOR PAIN; MASSAGE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863814124     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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