Self-Administered Acupressure for Probable Knee Osteoarthritis in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The effects of self-administered acupressure (SAA) on knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain remain unclear.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of SAA taught via a short training course on reducing knee OA pain in middle-aged and older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial was conducted among community-dwelling individuals in Hong Kong who were aged 50 years or older with probable knee OA from September 2019 to May 2022.

Interventions

The intervention included 2 training sessions for SAA with a brief knee health education (KHE) session, in which participants practiced acupressure twice daily for 12 weeks. The control group (KHE only) received only education about maintaining knee health on the same schedule and duration

SUBMITTER: Yeung WF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11031685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature