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Effectiveness of Benson's relaxation and Mitchell's relaxation along with conventional physiotherapy exercise on pain, urinary incontinence, sleep quality, and activities of daily living in lower segmental cesarean section: a comparative study.

Neha Krishnakumar Yadav, Ravi Lashkari, Shruti Deshpande

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Neha Krishnakumar YadavDepartment of Community Health Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India. ny83465@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8075-7890
Ravi LashkariDepartment of Community Health Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Shruti DeshpandeDepartment of Community Health Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

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Abstract

backgroundTherapeutic exercises that help reduce stress and anxiety, both mentally and physically, are called relaxation techniques. In order to ascertain the benefits of the two relaxation techniques on pain, urine incontinence, sleep quality, and activities of daily living, this study will compare them with the conventional physiotherapy exercise in lower segmental cesarean sections (LSCS).

methodsForty-six LSCS subjects with pain, urine incontinence, sleep quality, and activities of daily life will participate in a comparative study that is a blinded (statistical) analysis. The participants will be divided into two groups following randomization: (1) Benson's relaxation and (2) Mitchell's relaxation, and both groups will receive exercises from conventional physiotherapy. Every group will go through the initial evaluation and a post-intervention assessment. DISCUSSION: This study is anticipated to improve pain, urinary incontinence, sleep quality, and activities of daily living following a lower segmental cesarean section. Following the completion of the study, the data will be published. If the benefits are demonstrated, Benson's or Mitchell's relaxation approach is used in conjunction with conventional physiotherapy exercises after lower-segmental cesarean sections.

resultThe protocol would be given for 4 weeks. The initial assessment would be conducted before the intervention, and the post-assessment would be performed after the completion of the 4 weeks of intervention.

trial registrationTrial REF/2025/03/102462, Registration number- CTRI/2025/04/085318. Date of registration-22/04/2025.

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Activities of Daily LivingCesarean SectionExercise TherapyPain ManagementRelaxation TherapySleep QualityUrinary IncontinenceAdultFemaleHumansPain MeasurementPregnancyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultActivities of daily livingBenson’s relaxation techniqueLSCSMitchell’s relaxation techniquePainSleep qualityUrinary incontinence

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