50
Participants
Start Date
April 1, 2019
Primary Completion Date
October 1, 2019
Study Completion Date
October 15, 2019
Abdominal massage
The patients lying in comfortable relaxed supine position and physiotherapist performed slow circular clockwise movements on the abdomen, throw tangential pushing, with digital pulp, slow and gradual pressure, with fingers inclination 45 degree. The pressure applied to the abdomen on each point for 1 min, beginning with the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid; this sequence was repeated approximately 15 min. The therapist teaches the parents this technique and asked them to apply at home 3 times / day for 15 min.
South Valley University, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Qina
South Valley University
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