The effect of acupressure on muscle cramps in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Background: Pain resulting from muscle cramps is one of the most common outcomes of hemodialysis. One of the mechanisms associated with muscle cramps is unnatural muscle metabolism. Because acupressure improves muscle metabolism through the releasing of energy, this study was performed with the purp...

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Main Authors: Kolsoom Mohmadi, Nahid Shahgholian, Mahboubeh Valiani, Hossein Mardanparvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2016;volume=21;issue=6;spage=557;epage=561;aulast=Mohmadi