Effect of Acupressure to Pain Score and Cervical Range of Motion in Migraine Patient

Authors

  • Ratchadaporn Suwan Kuanneing Hospital
  • Kittiporn Nawsuwan Boromarajonani College of Nursing
  • Noppcha Singweratham Kanchanabhisek Institute of Medical and Public Health Technology

Keywords:

acupressure, migraine patient, cervical range of motion, pain score

Abstract

           This quasi-experimental research with One – group Pretest and Posttest design aimed to investigate the effects of acupressure to pain scores and cervical range of motion in migraine patient. The participants were selected by Purposivein migraine patients at Kuanneing Hospital, Songkhla Province. 27 migraine patients were treated their migraine with 1-12 points acupressure for 3 times. The pain scare test with visual analog scale (VAS) was used for data collection. The data were presented with descriptive statistic and Repeated measure.

  1. The migraine’s patient at Kuanneing Hospital, Songkhla Province with acupressure were statistic significant to reduce pain score at the level .001.
  2. 2. The migraine patient at Kuanneing Hospital, Songkhla Province with acupressure presented statistic significant to better cervical range of motion at the level .001.

          Acupressure therapy should commend for treating migraine patient together with modern medicine at every health care provider.

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Published

2021-12-28

How to Cite

Suwan, R. ., Nawsuwan, K. ., & Singweratham, N. . (2021). Effect of Acupressure to Pain Score and Cervical Range of Motion in Migraine Patient. Journal of Health Research and Innovation, 4(2), 65–76. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhri/article/view/253018

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