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EFFECTIVENESS OF SAMVAHAN VIBRATIONAL THERAPY ON BODY DISCOMFORT: QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY FROM WESTERN MAHARASHTRA INDIA AMONG HEALTH EMPLOYEES AND NURSING STUDENT WORKING AT K.I.M.S DEEMED UNIVERSITY, KARAD

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.8, No. 01)

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Page : 412-418

Keywords : Samvahan Vibrational Therapy Health Professionals Body Discomfort Stress;

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Abstract

Objective: To assessed the level of body discomfort before and after providing the Samvahan Vibrational Therapy. Methodology: The study design was quasi experimental includes health employees and nursing students. The sample was 63 health professionals on the basis of non-probability convenient sampling technique. Information was collected on selected demographic, pain and stress variables according to pre tested structured scale. Data was collected by personal interview methods and analyzed by Wilcoxon match paired test. Result: revealed that, by using Wilcoxon match paired test there was significant difference between pre-test and post-test pain score in teachers (A) for, shoulder,lower back, left thigh, right thigh, left leg .Student (B) for head, neck, shoulder, mid back , lower back, right leg , left leg and staff nurse (C) for shoulder, lower back , right leg , left leg because (p<0.05). The median of pre-test, pain of shoulder for staff nurse (7) was significantly higher than student (6) which was followed by teachers (4.5) because (p<0.05).Similarly lower back pain for a staff nurse (7.5) was significantly higher than teachers (6) and doctor (6), which was followed by student (5) because (p<0.05). similarly of right thigh for staff nurse (7) was significantly higher than teachers (5) because (p<0.05). The post-test pain of all the 4 groups was zero that means not significant. It also indicates that vibration therapy was effective that the reducing pain and stress among the health professionals. Conclusion: The study concluded that samvahan therapy was to be effective for body discomfort among health professionals.

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