EFFECTIVENESS OF PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISE ON PELVIC PAIN AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS

Mrs Sruthy Chandran G; Mrs. Bindu C. G

Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2020

EFFECTIVENESS OF PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISE ON PELVIC PAIN AMONG ANTENATAL MOTHERS

Mrs Sruthy Chandran G, Mrs. Bindu C. G

Abstract :

A quasi experimental study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of pelvic floor exercises on pelvic pain among antenatal mothers. The subjects were antenatal mothers of 25-36 weeks of gestation having pelvic pain. Total 80 subjects, 40 in each experimental and control group were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The study design was quasi experimental pre test-post-test control group design. Data were collected by using socio personal profoma and numerical pain rating scale. Result showed the mean pain score (4.95) of control group is greater than that of the mean pain score (0.61) of experimental group in the post test. It was also found that there was a significant association between the pain with age and gestational age. The findings showed that pelvic floor exercise has significant effect on pelvic pain among antenatal mothers.