Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) represents the most common form of arthritis among older adults and is a major contributor to disability worldwide.There were about 365 million KOA sufferers, 29.51 million new cases (incidence), and 11.53 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019.3 Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) has an estimated prevalence of 22.9% among individuals aged 40 years and 19.2% within Asian populations, with approximately 60% to 90% of adults aged 65 years affected. Women are disproportiona
Conditions
Interventions
The PIKOR program was delivered by a licensed Applied Thai Traditional Medical Practitioner (TTMP) and comprised three sequential components: Step (1) Court-Type Traditional Thai Massage (CTTM) comb
Step (2) HHC in conjunction with Legs and Knee Stretching (LKS)
and Step (3) Knee Poultice by Herbs (KPH) combined with LKS. Each step was separated by a two-day interval. Researchers conducted a follow-up after three steps from baseline and after seven days from
Experimental Other,Experimental Other
PIKOR program, standard care
Sponsors
Thailand Science Research and Innovation Fund and the University of Phayao
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 79 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 60 to 79 years old (2) reported pain in one knee for at least six months (3) had no history of knee replacement surgery (4) provided informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included a fracture or injury involving the knee joint, a diagnosis of any cancer, any form of paralysis, or current use of NSAIDs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analog Score (VAS) After three steps from baseline, After seven days from last steps. VAS is consists of a 10-centimeter horizontal line with two labels: no pain is 0 and worst possible pain is 10. participants marked the line to the severity of the pain they were experiencing. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (WOMAC) score After three steps from baseline, After seven days from last steps. The WOMAC into three dimensions: pain (5 items), stiffness (2 items), and function (15 items). scored on a scale from zero to ten using a 10-centimeter horizontal line with a numeric description. | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPakorn Pusuwan
University of Phayao
Outcome results
None listed