Shirley Freeda Mable, R (2016) Effect of acupressure on low back pain and disability among female school teachers in selected school at Trichy. Masters thesis, Thanthai Roever College of Nursing, Perambalur.
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Abstract
Low back pain is the leading cause of disability. It occurs in similar proportions in all cultures interferes with quality of life and work performance and is the most common reason for medical consultation. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of acupressure on low back pain and disability among the school teachers. METHODS: True experimental pre test and post test design. Sixty participants were recruited by simple random sampling method.30 in experimental group and 30 in control group. Numerical pain scale and modified Bournemouth disability questionnaire were used to assess the low back pain and disability, Acupressure was given to the experimental group. RESULTS: The post test mean score of low back pain in the experimental group was 2.10
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Acupressure; Low Back Pain; Disability; Female School Teachers; Trichy |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2017 05:50 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Sep 2017 01:09 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/3040 |
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