The Effects of Self Knee Pain Relief Program In elderly with osteoarthritis

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the self knee pain relief program on 40 elderly with Osteoarthritis who received 2 sets of leg and knee stretching exercise training (20 times/each), 10 minutes-herbal compression, and 20 minutes-herbal poultice during 5 days of treatments. The research design was a quasi-experimental with a one group pretest-posttest design. The data were collected using the Numeric Rating Scale (NSR) and were analyzed by using paired sample t-test. The result of the study revealed that there were significant differences in pain level between before and after the treatment and between before and after 5 days of treatment. The mean score of pain scale before the treatment was 5.52 while the mean score after immediate treatment was 4.54, and the mean score after 5 days of treatment was 3.67 with the standard deviation of 0.87, 1.28, and 1.36 respectively
(p <0.05). These indicated that the self knee pain relief program can relief the knee pain of elderly with Osteoarthritis. Therefore, it should be an alternative way to treat patients.