The Role of BEMER and Kinesiotape in Increasing the Effectiveness of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Program After Videothoracoscopy Surgery

The Role of BEMER and Kinesiotape in Increasing the Effectiveness of Physiotherapy and

The literature indicates that postoperative pulmonary complications are seen when pain is not treated effectively after videothoracoscopy surgery (VATS). After surgery, physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches are applied to prevent complications. Bio-Electro-Magnetic-Energy-Regulation (BEMER) therapy uses low-frequency electromagnetic energy to regulate vasomotion in capillaries and increase microcirculation. BEMER therapy can be applied together with physiotherapy and rehabilitation. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of BEMER application, which is added to the physiotherapy and rehabilitation program applied after videothoracoscopy surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inclusion criteria for the study were to have undergone VATS lobectomy and to be aged between 18 and 75 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of pacemaker, severe cardiac failure, severe arrhythmia
• Those with cooperative disorders
• Presence of neurological or orthopedic problems affecting the extremities
• Those with severe psychiatric disorders
• Failure to perform the operation according to the result of intraoperative tumor staging
• Patients who go out of the standard Analgesia protocol
• Patients who were taken back from the service to the intensive care unit