The Enhancing to the Health of Musculoskeletal Patients with Knowledge of Integrated Traditional Thai Medicine in Nakhonratchasima Province

Abstract

              This research article has the objectives which are 1) to study health promotion according to Buddhism, 2) to study the background, condition, and problems of musculoskeletal patients with knowledge of integrated traditional Thai medicine, and 3) to study the health promotion of musculoskeletal patients with knowledge of integrated traditional Thai medicine with integrated Thai traditional medicine in Nakhon Ratchasima Province.                                                                                                    

              The research result finds that:

              The concept, theories, and beliefs about Thai musculoskeletal disease are combined with traditional beliefs, namely, traditional Thai medicine treatment, diagnosis method, and diagnosis philosophy, Thai traditional medicine is a medical process involving examination, diagnose, treat, prevent disease or promote the rehabilitation of human or animal health, midwifery, Thai massage, Thai traditional medicine concept or traditional medicine is the health care of both normal and abnormal conditions according to the principles of medical practice which Thai traditional medicine has been obtained from Ayurveda, India is important when Buddhism began to spread to Thailand.

              The problem of health promotion of patients with muscular disease with Thai traditional medicine wisdom in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, the researcher went to the area for interviews to obtain information, divided into 10 villages in Chokchai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, which had issues in the study, it was: 1. Physical problems resulting from hard work, causing exhaustion, lack of energy, time to walk or work, causing pain, and thus causing the body system to work. There was a change in the whole system and 2. Psychological problems, musculoskeletal patients tend to have stress problems caused by pain that results in high blood pressure, which can be expressed as physical and mental illness.

              Promoting the well-being of musculoskeletal patients with integrated Thai traditional medicine wisdom in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, the researcher proposed 4 patterns on the following issues. 1) The promotion of physical well-being, the development of physical practice is the awareness of the various postures of standing, walking, sitting, lying, walking meditation, chanting, and sitting meditation, 2) the promotion of mental well-being is mental development, this enrichment is also known as meditation that is the creation of values by the power of meditation by using meditation to create values, 3) to promote social well-being, to adjust the living conditions of the patient in society, emotion, attitude for a good life, especially by applying the principles of Buddhism into practice and adapting each day, to provide the well-being that adapts to the environment, the people of society and 4. The promotion of cognitive well-being, when a person is to be in good physical and mental health then needs to know how to comfort himself, be aware of what is comfortable and follow the commandments.