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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Intradialytic Exercises on Prevention and Reduction of Muscle Cramps among Patients undergoing Hemodialysis in a Selected Tertiary Care Hospital of Western Maharashtra

Meril Jacob

Abstract: Introduction: Muscle cramps, often known as abrupt, painful, involuntary skeletal muscular contractions, can occur in hemodialysis (HD) patients. It can affect the legs, usually the feet, but they can also affect the arms, wrists, and abdominal muscles. In this study, patients receiving hemodialysis were evaluated to determine how well intradialytic exercises can be used to lessen and avoid muscle cramps. Material and methods: In a tertiary care facility's dialysis unit, an experimental study was carried out. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a non - probability purposive sampling technique was employed to choose 60 samples from patients receiving hemodialysis. Socio demographic variables and clinical data was gathered. Patients muscle cramps were assessed using a modified Ashworth scale. During dialysis, intradialytic exercises were taught to patients and muscle cramps were reassessed. Results: Out of 60 samples, 50% of the individuals in the pretest reported having moderate or severe muscle cramps whereas in posttest, 25% of the individuals had no muscle cramps, while 75% of the study subjects had minor cramps. This helps us to infer there is a reduction in muscle cramps. Comparison of mean pretest score with the post test score infers that mean muscle cramp score of the pretest group is 10.3 with a standard deviation of 2.48 and that of posttest group is 1.78 with a standard deviation of 1.5. Conclusion: According to the study, performing intradialytic exercises leads to a statistically significant reduction in muscle cramps. It gave the researcher more understanding on how to develop an affordable exercise programme to reduce muscle cramping in hemodialysis patients. In order to assess the efficacy of this activity, it was advised that a comparable study be carried out on a broad scale.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Intradialytic Exercise, Muscle Cramps, Hemodialysis

Edition: Volume 13 Issue 5, May 2024

Pages: 218 - 223

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/SR24502115504

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