Effect of Modified Buerger–Allen Exercises on Physiological Feet Edema and Pain among Primigravida Women in Late Pregnancy

Background: Women often experience limitations in their daily activities due to physiological footedema, which is a common problem during pregnancy. A straightforward method for alleviatingphysiological foot edema is Buerger's exercise. Aim: To evaluate the effect of Modified Buerger–Allenexercises on physiological feet edema and pain among primigravida women in late pregnancy. Design: Aquasi-experimental research design (two groups "control/study", ″pre & post-test″) was used to attain theaim of this research. Setting: This research was conducted at Obstetrics & Gynecological outpatient clinicat Benha University Hospitals in Qaliobya governorate, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of (112)pregnant women with pitting edema (56 for study and 56 for control group). Tools: Data collection wasconducted using five instruments: a structured interviewing questionnaire, women knowledgequestionnaire, an observation and examination chart for pitting edema (including a clinical assessmentchart and a non-elastic tape measure of the feet), the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, and women's satisfactionquestionnaire. Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference concerning left and rightfeet circumferences, degree of feet edema and pain severity between both groups at five days and ten daysafter the intervention in favor of study group. Conclusion: Modified Buerger–Allen Exercises werehighly effective in reducing physiological foot edema and pain among primigravida women in latepregnancy. Recommendations: An educational program should be applied about Buerger AllenExercises for all maternity nurses working in antenatal clinics to provide them with the necessary andrequired knowledge and skills.