• Ann Mary Varghese

Anaesthesia has traditionally meant for the condition of having sensation (including the feeling of pain) blocked or temporarily taken away. Its aetiology is probably multifactorial but if these patients received spinal anaesthesia or epidural anaesthesia for the operation, the natural "cause and effect" reaction of many patients and surgeons will attribute the backache to the spinal and epidural injections. The inflatable lumbar pillow may be a cost-effective means of providing immediate relief from short term back ache, and can effective bridge to other interventions for post-operative patients. This study has been undertaken to assess the effectiveness of lumbar support for the prevention of short term backache among post operative patients who have received spinal anesthesia at selected Hospital, Mysuru. A Quasi-experimental non equivalent control group pre test post test design was used and 60 post operative patients were selected using non probability purposive sampling technique. Pilot study was conducted, the tool and study design were found to be feasible. Data were collected using a personal proforma used to assess the personal variable and backache was assessed by using VAS (visual analogue scale). The data reveals that there was a significance difference (fast reduction of pain) in the mean pre test and post test VAS scores and significance difference between the post tests VAS scores of post operative patients who have received spinal anesthesia in experimental group whereas there is slow reduction of VAS scores in patients in control group. Lumbar support interventions was effective in decreasing the backache of post operative patients who have received spinal anesthesia and the study finding that there was a significant difference in the pre test and post test VAS scores of post operative patients in experimental group.

Visual Analogue Scale

"A study to assess the effectiveness of lumbar support for the prevention of short term backache among postoperative patients who have received spinal anesthesia at selected hospital in mysuru.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.503-509, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811768.pdf

"A study to assess the effectiveness of lumbar support for the prevention of short term backache among postoperative patients who have received spinal anesthesia at selected hospital in mysuru.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp503-509, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811768.pdf