The study effect of herbal poultice on poultice on pain treatment in osteoarthritis of elderly at wangwa health promoting hospital, sri prachan district, suphanburi province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the effect of herbal poultice on pain treatment in osteoarthritis at WangWa Health Promoting Hospital, Si Prachan District, Suphan Buri Province. Using local herbs to make poultice for knee with folk wisdom. Herbal poultice for knee pain in osteoarthritis. There were 32 volunteers from the age 60 to 80 years old, average age is 71.13 years, female 25 people, 78.1 percent. Oxford Knee Score, average scores 30.03, standard deviation (SD) 5.699. After experiment, average scores 40.34, standard deviation (SD) 5.097 with the statistical significance (P - value) 0.05, Visual rating scales (VRS) that before experiment, average scores 5.31, standard deviation (SD) 1.786 and after experiment the average scores 2.26, standard deviation (SD) 1.571 with the statistical significance (P - value) 0.05,

Results of reserch the herbal poultice can reduce the knee pain of osteoarthritis in the elderly. The statistically significant (p <0.05). The concluded, herbal poultice is an alternative treatment for knee pain in osteoarthritis.