Assess the effectiveness of natural clay therapy on osteoarthritis index and swelling among patients with knee osteoarthritis at selected hospital in Chennai

Abstract

Title
Assess the effectiveness of natural clay therapy on osteoarthritis index and swelling among patients with knee osteoarthritis at selected hospital in Chennai.
Objectives
To assess the level of index and swelling among women with knee, osteoarthritis before and after intervention among control group and experimental group. To evaluate the impact of natural clay therapy on osteoarthritis index and swelling among patients with knee osteoarthritis in experimental group. To associate the level of osteoarthritis index and swelling among women with knee osteoarthritis.
Hypotheses
Clay therapy reduces the level of osteoarthritis index and swelling among both men and women.
Methodology
Quasi experimental research design was adopted to conduct this study, 60 samples of osteoarthritis patients were selected with non probability purposive sampling technique. The inclusive criteria are osteoarthritis patients with manifested are mild, moderate and severe pain, who can speak Tamil and English patients and who are willing to participate in the study, the data was collected using the tools consists of demographic variables and WOMAC scale.
Findings
A quasi experiment method is used to 30 samples in experimental group are affected from knee osteoarthritis, out of 30, 20 clients have reduced osteoarthritis index and swelling this method is done for 4 weeks selected hospital and other 30 samples for control group are affected from knee osteoarthritis, out of 30, 15 clients reduced osteoarthritis index and swelling. In experimental group, pre assessment values are mean (71.9), SD (5.4). Post assessment values are mean (8.4), SD (1.5) and ‘t’(16.555). In control group pre assessment values are mean (82.4), SD (15.0).Post assessment values are mean (6.0), SD (1.1) and ‘ t’(9.6171).