Pain Relief Efficacy of the Herbal Poultice Together with Four Postured of Rue Si Dud Ton in Patients with Knee Pain or Knee Osteoarthritis at Sop Prap Hospital, Lampang Province ; ประสิทธิผลการบรรเทาอาการปวดของยาพอกสมุนไพร ร่วมกับกายบริหารด้วยท่าฤๅษีดัดตน 4 ท่า สำหรับผู้ป่วยปวดข้อเข่าหรือข้อเข่าเสื่อมในโรงพยาบาลสบปราบ จังหวัดลำปาง

This research aimed to investigate the efficacy of the herbal poultice of hot formula combined with the four postured of Rue Si Dud Ton exercise on pain relief in patients with knee pain and knee osteoarthritis at Thai Traditional Medicine Clinic, Sop Prap hospital, Lampang province by using a quasi-experimental study in a one-group pretest-posttest design. In order to evaluate the efficacy of the pain relief, the pain score and the modified WOMAC score (Thai version) were obtained both before and after treatment. The sample group included individuals with knee pain and knee osteoarthritis who were older than 50 years old, in accordance with The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria. In this study, there were 29 research candidates. The eligible candidates were treated five times with the herbal poultice of hot formula along with the four postured of Rue Si Dud Ton exercise for a 4-week treatment period. The volunteers were encouraged to keep on doing the Rue Si Dud Ton exercise frequently throughout the treatment period. The pain score and modified WOMAC score were assessed before the first treatment and after the fifth treatment. The data were subsequently analyzed using a statistical paired-samples T-test. The result showed that the treatment with the herbal poultice of hot formula and the four postured of Rue Si Dud Ton exercise significantly reduced the pain score and the modified WOMAC score (p<0.001). These results support the efficacy of the herbal poultice of hot formula and the four postured of Rue Si Dud Ton exercise in reducing pain and the severity of knee pain or knee osteoarthritis. This approach may therefore be an alternative treatment for patients who have knee pain or knee osteoarthritis, and it also contributes to the use of medicinal plants for additional advantages. ; งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาประสิทธิผลของยาพอกสมุนไพรร่วมกับการบริหารด้วยท่าฤๅษีดัดตน 4 ท่า ในการบรรเทาอาการปวดในผู้ป่ วยปวดเข่าและมีอาการของข้อเข่าเสื่อมในคลินิกแพทย์แผนไทย โรงพยาบาลสบปราบ ...