Pregnant women included in this group received a total of 12 sessions of percussion massage therapy, applied to their bilateral lower extremities for four weeks.

No massage therapy was applied to the lower extremities of the pregnant women in this group.

Pregnant women included in this group received a total of 12 sessions of percussion massage therapy, applied to their bilateral lower extremities for four weeks. Percussion massage was applied to both extremities at separate times for 5 minutes each with the Hypervolt device. (Fig. 2) Four muscles in total were focused on; These muscles are medial gastrocnemius, lateral gastrocnemius, peronus longus, and tibialis anterior. Percussion massage was applied in the longitudinal direction of the muscle, from distal to proximal and back to distal, going from posterior to anterior muscle groups. Percussion massage started on the medial side and ended on the lateral side for each muscle. Equal pressure and duration were applied to each muscle.

The VAS is a single-item scale with a line length of 10 cm. In this line, 0 means "I have no pain," whereas 10 means "worst pain" at the end. Participants were asked to indicate on a 10-point scale how much discomfort they were experiencing

Measurement was made with a non-flexible tape measure. Care was taken not to compress the tissues during measurement. The patient should be in a comfortable position on his back. The measurement was made with a tape measure, on the medial and lateral malleolar areas for the foot, on the midline of the patella for the knee, and the widest area for the calf and thigh.

It includes the evaluation of the severity and timing of fatigue and the effects of fatigue on daily activities in individuals. It covers the fatigue severity of individuals in the last month. Each question on the scale is scored between 1 and 7 and contains nine questions in total. The arithmetic average of all scores was taken

The test that consists of 36 items and evaluates 8 subheadings assess the level of quality of life. It includes testing of physical and social function, role limitations due to physical and emotional problems, pain, mental health, energy, and finally general perception of health. The second question of the scale covers the 12-month evaluation and the remaining questions cover the last month. The questions are Likert-type, except for the fourth and fifth questions. The score is calculated by reversing items 1, 6, 7, 8, 9a, 9d, 9e, 9h, 11b, 11d of the scale. The score covers the range from 0 to 100. While 0 describes poor health, 100 describes good health