Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Chiranthanut, Natthakarn
Teekachunhatean, Supanimit
Hanprasertpong, Nutthiya
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to verify the clinical responses to Thai massage (TM) and Thai herbal compression (THC) for treating osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in comparison to oral ibuprofen.
This study was a randomized, evaluator-blind, controlled trial.
Sixty patients with OA of the knee were randomly assigned to receive either a one-hour session of TM or THC (three times weekly) or oral ibuprofen (three times daily).
The duration of treatment was three weeks.
The clinical assessments included visual analog scale assessing pain and stiffness, Lequesne’s functional index, time for climbing up ten steps, and physician’s and patient’s overall opinions on improvement.
In a within-group comparison, each treatment modality caused a significant improvement of all variables determined for outcome assessments.
In an among group comparison, all modalities provided nearly comparable clinical efficacy after a three-week symptomatic treatment of OA of the knee, in which a trend toward greatest improvement was likely to be found in THC group.
In conclusion, TM and THC generally provided comparable clinical efficacy to oral ibuprofen after three weeks of treatment and could be considered as complementary and alternative treatments for OA of the knee.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chiranthanut, Natthakarn& Hanprasertpong, Nutthiya& Teekachunhatean, Supanimit. 2014. Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016319
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chiranthanut, Natthakarn…[et al.]. Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016319
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chiranthanut, Natthakarn& Hanprasertpong, Nutthiya& Teekachunhatean, Supanimit. Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016319
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1016319