Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Thokkanam with Kunthrikka Thailam: Thid is Physical manipulation therapy. Kunthriga thailam will be used as quantity sufficient.
Session 1: Consecutively for 7 days
Treatment holiday fo
Sponsors
National Institute of Siddha
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed with primary OA as per clinical criteria of American College of Rheumatology for OA 2. Grade II or III KL grade radiographic changes in the knee 3. Willing to give specimen of blood for the investigation. 4. Permit to take photograph. 5. Willing to participate in trial and signing consent by fulfilling the condition of Proforma.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Congenital abnormality, traumatic, infective condition or deformity subsequent to injury of knee joint which might have contributed to the development of secondary OA knee 2. Any previous history of surgical intervention on knee joint 3. Inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis) 4. Grade IV OA on KL scale 5. History of Auto immune conditions 6. A rash or open wound over the knee
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reducing pain, stiffness & physical function disability domains of Azhal keel vayu (Osteoarthritis of Knee joint) through Western Ontario & McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis IndexTimepoint: 21 Days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in Quality of Life of the patients using SF-36 QuestionnaireTimepoint: 21 Days;Improvement in range of motions of knee joint in degree using standard goniometric measurementsTimepoint: 21 Days;Reduction in the level of pain through Visual analog scale Timepoint: 21 days;Time taken to walk 50 feet pathTimepoint: 21 Days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Subhashri R
National Institute of Siddha
Outcome results
None listed