• Sandeep Kaur
• Mrs. Ranganayaki. L
• Mr. Naveen Kumar

Abdominal binders are compression belts that encircle abdomen, commonly used to augment the recovery process after abdominal surgery. Speed recovery not only promotes wound healing but also safeguards against deep vein thrombosis, hypostatic pneumonia, and muscle atrophy according to the latest enhanced recovery after surgery concept. Abdominal binder helps to reduce postoperative pain, distress, and improve functional capacity after surgery. The present study aims to assess the effectiveness of abdominal support on walk performance, pain and pulmonary function among patients with post abdominal surgery at SGRD Hospital, Sri Amritsar, Punjab. Quasi experimental study design was adopted for this study. 60 patients with Post Abdominal Surgery were included in this study (30 in Experimental group and 30 in control group). The sample was selected by using purposive sampling technique. Abdominal binder was given to the patients in experimental group and without binder for patients in control group. Post-assessment of pain, walk performance and pulmonary function was done on 1st, 3rd and 5th post-op day. The findings of study reveals that abdominal binders was effective in reducing the pain and improving the walk performance and pulmonary function among patients with post abdominal surgery in experimental group as compared to control group and was found to be statistically significant at p<0.05. The study concluded that abdominal binder increases patient mobility soon after surgery. The study suggests that abdominal binder, as a non-pharmacologic method can be advised for the patients’ after abdominal surgery to enhance early mobilization.

Walk performance, Pain, Pulmonary function, Post abdominal surgery.

"Effectiveness of abdominal support on walk performance, pain and pulmonary function among patients with post abdominal surgery", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.e36-e46, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112407.pdf

"Effectiveness of abdominal support on walk performance, pain and pulmonary function among patients with post abdominal surgery", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppe36-e46, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112407.pdf