Effects of Lower Limb and Dorsolumbar Massages on Edema in Postpartum Women

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Edema may occur on hands, face, and lower limbs in 20-40% of postpartum women during the early puerperal period. The elevation of lower limbs is the most effective way to treat lower limb edema in postpartum women. New methods have been recently introduced for the care of the lower limb edema, such as footbaths, after-birth exercises, and aromatic oil massage for the lower limbs. However, the effect of massage on reducing lower limb edema is not completely accepted. The objective of this study is to evaluate the change in the lower limb edema after lower limb or dorsolumbar massage with 30-min elevation of the lower limbs. Nineteen postpartum women were divided into two groups, the lower limb massage group (n=9) and the dorsolumbar massage group (n=10). Both groups showed reduction in the lower limb volume as well as the circumference of the lower leg and the big toe, and an increase in the cutaneous blood flow in the tibialis anterior muscle. These results suggest that lower limb or dorsolumbar massage with elevation of the lower limbs reduces lower limb edema.
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