Diaphragmatic Exercises As Treatment of Referred Pain After Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Randomized Clinical Trial.

Diaphragmatic Exercises As Treatment of Referred Pain After Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Through a blinded clinical trial, the aim is to evaluate the efficacy of manual therapy in the treatment of pain referred to after laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Control and intervention groups were randomly established. Informed consent will be requested for participation in the study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• • Patients who have given their consent to participate in the project by signing the informed consent.

  • Patient between 18 and 65 years of age.
  • Patients with a hysterectomy scheduled to be performed in less than 3 months at the Women's Hospital in Seville or at the Quirón Sagrado Corazón Clinic in Seville.
  • Who develops pain of intensity greater than 7 points located in the head, neck or upper limbs in the first 24 hours post-hysterectomy.
  • Patients who are able to communicate in Spanish or English.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neurological Pathology.
• Non-cooperative Subject.
• Severe Psychiatric Illness.
• Loss of Cognitive Capacity.
• Evidence that post-hysterectomy pain is not caused by surgery (eg, presence of fracture or infection in the head, neck or upper limbs.
• Localized pain in areas not considered in this study and that may affect the performance and results of the study.