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The influence of the massage on a bowel movement

Dagmara Gąbka, Sandra Grzesik, Aleksandra Skomudek, Katarzyna Bogacz, Jan Szczegielniak

D. Gąbka, S. Grzesik, A. Skomudek, K. Bogacz, J. Szczegielniak – The influence of the massage on a bowel movement. Fizjoterapia Polska 2019; 19(2); 6-17

Abstract
Aim. One of the most serious civilisation diseases is constipation. Constipation is an infrequent defecation – lower than two times a week or solid stools extracted with the feeling of incomplete bowels with a large effort put in the process. The aim of the presented dissertation is the evaluation of the one – off abdominal massage influence on reduction of constipation. It was examined whether under the influence of massage the symptoms of constipation was reduced, how long it took to wait for the results and how long the effects lasted.
Materials and methods of survey. The study covered 20 women who suffered from a spastic type of habitual constipation. Among examined women constipation was diagnosed on the basis of the questionnaire that refers to occurrence of constipation. The patients were undergone the one – off massage lasting an hour.
Results. Conducted surveys have shown that the one – off massage has a positive effect in the form of reduced troublesome symptoms and the increase of defecation frequency. The treatment is effective, the results are visible but it is a short – term phenomenon lasting for two weeks.
Conclusions
1. The pain and tension of the abdominal muscles, false tenesmus, intensified thirst, the lack of appetite, bloating, bowel cramps – colic, the feeling of fullness in stomach have been reduced. General weakness and depression have subsided.
2. After a single abdominal massage the improvement of defecation amount has been observed among 85% of patients.
3. The effect of the massage in the form of increased defecation amount has lasted for a week.
4. The difficulties during defecation process after the massage have decreased considerably and systematically.

Key words:
constipation, classic belly massage, physiotherapy

 

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Review of literature on the application of Kinesio Taping (KT) in internal diseases: in surgery, cardiology and pulmonology

Marcin Krajczy, Katarzyna Bogacz, Jacek Łuniewski, Zbigniew Śliwiński, Dagmara Gąbka, Jan Szczegielniak

M. Krajczy, K. Bogacz, J. Łuniewski, Z. Śliwiński, D. Gąbka, J. Szczegielniak – Review of literature on the application of Kinesio Taping (KT) in internal diseases: in surgery, cardiology and pulmonology . Fizjoterapia Polska 2018; 18(2); 32-42

Abstract

Introduction. So far, there have been few materials on Kinesio Taping (KT), in particular those meeting the criteria of scientific fact-based materials. The available literature includes articles on the possibility of using KT, but the results presented are not unequivocal. Some hypotheses and theories are contradictory, and many of them are not supported with any study results, and the conclusions presented seem questionable.
Objective. The objective of this study is to present the current state of knowledge of the possibility to apply the KT method in internal diseases: in cardiology and pulmonology.
Material and methods. The first stage was conducted from October to November 2017. It included preliminary selection aimed at identifying the works on the possibility of applying dynamic taping. The second stage of the research was conducted from December 2017 to January 2018, and consisted in a detailed analysis of the selected works on application and assessment of effects of dynamic taping in surgery, pulmonology and cardiology.
Results. When assessing the effects of KT in internal diseases in cardiology and pulmonology, the effects were classified as poor effects (PE), effects (E) and anti-effects (AE), when the results of the trial do not confirm the therapeutic activities. 2 E were discovered in assessing the effects of KT in surgery (2 articles). 3 E were discovered in the study of application in pulmonology (3rd article). No articles of the A reference level, concerning application of KT in cardiology.
Conclusions. Three conclusions were formulated on the basis of analysis of the source materials:
1. There has been a recent progress in the research into the possibility of applying dynamic taping in physical therapy, including in internal diseases: pulmonology and cardiology.
2. There are few prospective, randomized trials associated with application of dynamic taping, conducted on a large enough group of patients.
3. Few articles in the literature that explain the principles of DT, meet the criteria of research based on scientific facts.

Key words:
review of literature, kinesiology taping, surgery, cardiology, pulmonology

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