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Abstract
Physiological edema is one of the minor complaints which may arise
during pregnancy. It can affect up to 80% of pregnant women in Egypt.
The purpose of the current study was to find out the effect of
compression therapy versus exercises on physiological edema of lower
extremities during pregnancy. Hypotheses were (1) Compression therapy
has positive effect on relieving physiological edema of lower extremities
during pregnancy. (2) Leg exercises have positive effect on relieving
physiological edema of lower extremities during pregnancy. (3)
Compression therapy has more positive effect on relieving physiological
edema of lower extremities during pregnancy than leg exercises.
Methods: Design: a quasi experimental, comparative design was used.
The sample size was 100 participants divided as 2 groups: study group A
(25) women, study group B (25) women, and control group (50) women.
Instruments: two instruments were used (1) an interviewing
questionnaire and (2) observational checklist. The findings revealed that
compression therapy and exercises have a positive effect on relieving
physiological edema of lower extremities during pregnancy and
compression therapy has more positive effect on relieving physiological
edema than exercises. Conclusion: the results support the three
hypotheses of the study. Recommendations: the findings from this study
could serve as a baseline for further interventional studies regarding
different management protocols for physiological edema of lower
extremities during pregnancy.