Investigation the effect of acupressure on pain, stiffness and physical function of elderly with knee osteoarthritis

Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 96 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年5月21日

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•Not receiving any supplemental or alternative treatment for osteoarthritis during the last three months
•Dont have any history of using acupressure for any purpose
•The absence of any scars, scratches and deformities at points LI 4, SP10, SP9, GB34, ST36, ST34
•Ability to speak and understand Persian language
•Having enough power of visual and auditory
•Do not use anticoagulants or any coagulation disorder
•Dont have history of surgery associated with the disease (such as replacement and joint repair) on the joint
•Having osteoarthritis in one or both diapers for at least three months based on the clinical criteria of the American College of Rheumatology
•BMI below 40.
•Having a phone line to track
•Aged over 60 years
•Having informed consent to participate in the study
•Not having advanced neuropathy
•Non-addiction and lack of chronic use of opiates
•Failure to inject injections into the knee joint or arthroscopy within 30 days prior to intervention
•Having enough cognitive and functional strength to learn and implement the intervention
•Lack of history of topical skin lesions and open wounds in acupressure areas, other autoimmune diseases, including lupus erythematosus, have chronic neuropathic conditions such as diabetes.

•Having previous history of acupressure
•Reduced level of consciousness
•Patients who do not cooperate for any reason until the end of the intervention
•Patients who have acute pressure at the points LI4, SP10, SP9, GB34, ST36, ST34 have no feeling of warmth, heaviness, swelling or anesthesia at this point
•Unwillingness to cooperate with each research unit during the study
•Injection of housing into the knee joint during the intervention period
•Those who need to receive housing during the intervention until the second and third assessment of the severity of pain.
•Lower limb and upper limb
•Having mental illness during the intervention period

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