The Effectiveness of Thai Massage with Thai Yoga Exercise for relieves pain of Osteoarthritis of the Knee in Elderly in Na Wung Sub-District, Muang District, Phetchaburi Province
Keywords:
Thai Massage; Thai Yoga exercise; Osteoarthritis of the kneeAbstract
Background and Objective: Most elderly in Thailand were the osteoarthritis of knee. The objective of this study the effectiveness of Thai massage with Thai Yoga exercise for relieves pain of Osteoarthritis of the knee in elderly.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental research, pretest-posttest two-group design. The samples were divided into an experimental and a comparison group, with 25 patients each. The samples were recruited through purposive sampling. The experimental group was treated by The Thai massage and giving suggestion to behave accordance to Thai Yoga exercise. Each sample attended 4 sessions of the treat and each session took 60 minutes. Program computer was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that before the experiment the patients in the experimental group and the comparison group had average score of pain with statistical non-significance. After the experiment the patients in the experimental group had a lower average score of pain (2.10 ± 1.98) than before the experiment (5.80 ± 2.24) and when compared to the comparison group (5.50 ± 2.06) with statistical significance. The patients in the experimental group had a higher average score of Thai traditional medicine suggestion than before the experiment with statistical significance.
Conclusions: Thai Massage with Thai Yoga exercise for relieves pain of Osteoarthritis of the knee in elderly. As for further research, there should be participatory action research to mobilize the participation from all related sectors to solve the problem of Osteoarthritis of the knee in elderly.
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