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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of abdominal incision support with an elasticized abdominal binder on postoperative walk performance (mobility), perceived distress, pain, and pulmonary function in patients following MAS. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Methods: Seventy-five patients scheduled to undergo MAS via laparotomy were randomized to experimental (binder) or control (no binder) groups. Sixty (33 male, 27 female; mean age 58\u00b114.9 years) completed the study. Preoperative measurements of 6-minute walk test (6MWT) distance, perceived distress, pain, and pulmonary function were repeated 1, 3, and 5 days after surgery. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Results: Surgery was associated with marked postoperative reductions (p&lt;0.001) in walk distance (\u223c75\u201378%, day 3) and forced vital capacity (35%, all days) for both groups. Improved 6MWT distance by day 5 was greater (p&lt;0.05) for patients wearing a binder (80%) than for the control group (48%). Pain and symptom-associated distress remained unchanged following surgery with binder usage, increasing significantly (p&lt;0.05) only in the no binder group. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Conclusion: Elasticized abdominal binders provide a non-invasive intervention for enhancing recovery of walk performance, controlling pain and distress, and improving patients' experience following MAS. <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3138\/physio.62.3.242","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,7,25]],"date-time":"2010-07-25T01:02:18Z","timestamp":1280019738000},"page":"242-253","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":57,"title":["The Effect of Abdominal Support on Functional Outcomes in Patients Following Major Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.3138","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Oren","family":"Cheifetz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Oren Cheifetz, PT, MSc: Clinical Specialist\u2014Physiotherapy, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario."},{"name":"S. 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