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To determine the Effects of foot exercises with and without hydrotherapy on pedal Edema & lower extremity function in antenatal women.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Foot exercise with hydrotherapy | Experimental | Hydrotherapy will be performed by immersing the women's foot in a container filled with 3 liters water with a temperature of 30-32°C. The water level must cover the women's feet up to ankle. During the immersion the therapist will ask the women to perform exercise with legs being fully supported, then alternatively stretch and flex the ankle for 30 times. which will be followed by circling each foot at ankle in clock wise and anticlock wise direction, 30 times each. The duration of water immersion session will be (30 min) for 5 consecutive days |
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| Foot exercise | Active Comparator | The therapist will ask the women to perform exercise with legs being fully supported, then alternatively stretch and flex the ankle for 30 times. which will be followed by circling each foot at ankle in clock wise and anticlock wise direction, 30 times each |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| hydrotherapy | Other | Hydrotherapy will be performed by immersing the women's foot in a container filled with 3 liters water with a temperature of 30-32°C. The water level must cover the women's feet up to ankle. During the immersion the therapist will ask the women to perform exercise with legs being fully supported, then alternatively stretch and flex the ankle for 30 times. which will be followed by circling each foot at ankle in clock wise and anticlock wise direction, 30 times each. The duration of water immersion session will be (30 min) for 5 consecutive days. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Figure of 8 Method | The figure of 8 method uses landmarks on the foot and ankle to measure the circumference of ankle in centimeters.
| 8th week |
| Lower Extremity Functional Scale | The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) is a questionnaire containing 20 questions about a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. The LEFS can be used to evaluate the functional status of lower limb | 8th week |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
presence of any under lying disease e.g.
pregnant female
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Hina gul, MSOMPT | Riphah International University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sajida Khalil Hospital Gujrat | Gujrat | Punjab Province | 05499 | Pakistan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| Background | .MACWAN KR, Savaliya PK. Effectiveness of Foot Exercise and Epsom Salt Water on Reduction of Foot Oedema among Antenatal Mothers. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2021;15 | ||
| Background | Talbot L, Maclennan K. Physiology of pregnancy. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine. 2016;17(7):341-5 | ||
| Background | Patola A, Tridiyawati F. The Effectiveness of Soaking the Feet in Salt Water to Reduce the Degree of Edema in Pregnant Women Trimester III. Jurnal Keperawatan Komprehensif (Comprehensive Nursing Journal). 2022;8 | ||
| Background | Ahmed AH, Ismail NIAA, Hassan NMM. Effect of effleurage massage versus water immersion with exercise on physiological foot edema among primigravidae. Egypt J Health Care. 2021;12(2):56-345 |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006875 | Hydrotherapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
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| foot exercises | Other | The therapist will ask the women to perform exercise with legs being fully supported, then alternatively stretch and flex the ankle for 30 times. which will be followed by circling each foot at ankle in clock wise and anticlock wise direction, 30 times each. |
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