Training Self-Administered Acupressure Exercise among Postmenopausal Women with Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: A Feasibility Study and Lessons Learned
Joint Authors
Panikkath, Deepa
Peck, Kim
Brismée, Jean-Michel
Doctolero, Susan
Lo, Di-Fan
Shen, Chwan-Li
Lao, Lixing
Zhang, Yan
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is more prevalent in women, particularly after menopausal age.
Women are more likely to seek complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches.
We examined the feasibility of training self-administered acupressure exercise and assessed its impact on OA symptoms among women with knee OA.
Methods.
Thirty-six eligible postmenopausal women were randomly assigned in the acupressure exercise group (n=15) or the control group (n=21) for 12 weeks.
Feasibility outcomes (e.g., compliance and adverse effects) and clinical outcomes (e.g., pain, stiffness, and physical function) were assessed.
Data were collected at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks.
Both per-protocol and intention-to-treat analysis were employed.
Results.
The training materials were well received.
The feedback from participants suggests that self-administered acupressure exercise is easy to learn and safe to perform at home, although no statistically significant results of the clinical outcome were observed.
Our findings didn’t reveal superiority or inferiority of acupressure compared with usual care.
Conclusion.
Acupressure exercise is feasible to be trained among postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis.
Due to the limitations of this study such as small sample size and high attrition rate, acupressure’s efficacy needs to be further explored in larger scale studies with more rigorous design.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Yan& Shen, Chwan-Li& Peck, Kim& Brismée, Jean-Michel& Doctolero, Susan& Lo, Di-Fan…[et al.]. 2012. Training Self-Administered Acupressure Exercise among Postmenopausal Women with Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: A Feasibility Study and Lessons Learned. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Yan…[et al.]. Training Self-Administered Acupressure Exercise among Postmenopausal Women with Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: A Feasibility Study and Lessons Learned. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Yan& Shen, Chwan-Li& Peck, Kim& Brismée, Jean-Michel& Doctolero, Susan& Lo, Di-Fan…[et al.]. Training Self-Administered Acupressure Exercise among Postmenopausal Women with Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: A Feasibility Study and Lessons Learned. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028399
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028399