Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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 rand...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-13
Main Authors: Chiranthanut, Natthakarn, Teekachunhatean, Supanimit, Hanprasertpong, Nutthiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupressure - methods
Aged
Analgesics
Arthritis
Back pain
Care and treatment
Clinical Study
Compression Bandages
Drug therapy
Drugs, Chinese Herbal - administration & dosage
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen - administration & dosage
Knee
Knee - pathology
Male
Massage - methods
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine, Botanic
Medicine, Experimental
Medicine, Herbal
Middle Aged
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, Knee - drug therapy
Osteoarthritis, Knee - pathology
Thai massage
Treatment Outcome
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2014/490512