The effect of warming on knee pain among the elderly

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  • 膝関節痛のある高齢者への温罨法による疼痛緩和の効果
  • シツカンセツツウ ノ アル コウレイシャ エ ノ オン アンポウ ニ ヨル トウツウ カンワ ノ コウカ

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We examined the effect of heat and steam generating (HSG) sheets on the alleviation of knee joint pain in the elderly. HSG sheets were applied to the knee in elderly subjects (n=12,78.6±7.4 yr) able tolive independent lives with knee joint pain for 7 days at approximately 8 hrs per day. The magnitude of pain was measured with the JKOM (Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure). Significant improvement was observed in 3 questionnaire items (pain and stiffness in the knee, daily life, normal activities) and in the visual analog scale (the score for pain in the knee changed significantly from 5.50±2.24 to 3.71 ±2.01(p<0.01)). These results suggest that using HSG sheets decreased pain and stiffness, and increased the ability to perform both activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in the elderly. 0n the other hand, improvement of health conditions was not significant, indicatingthat improvement of pain and stiffness in the knee was not dependentonthe state of health of the individual.

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