ABSTRACT

Background: Elderly population is over 82 million. Several physiological changes occur when we grow older. people are living Pain is a multi-dimensional phenomenon.Management of knee joint pain includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological Knee joint pain is most seen in geriatric people is leading cause of pain and disability in most countries worldwide. There are few therapy available to reduce and relieve knee joint pain. Peoplewith knee discomfort frequently use Epsom salt baths as one such common remedy. It is a cost- effective way for treating knee joint pain, arthritis-related pain, swelling, inflammation, and discomfort. Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of hot water application with Epsom salt among geriatric people. Materials and Methods: In present study, researcher adopted quasi-experimental two group pre-test post-test design. It was carried out on 60 samples. The Non-probability consecutive sampling technique was used to select samples for geriatric people with the age above 65 years. 30 gm of Epsom salt with 1 Liter hot water was administered in experimental group. Ethical clearance was taken from Institutional ethics committee. Data analysis was done mainly using descriptive and inferential statistics test. Result: The study identified effectiveness of that afterhot water application with Epsom salt in reducingknee joint pain in experimental group. The ‘t’ value shows there is effectiveness of hot water application with Epsom salt to reducing knee joint pain., the H1 is to accept. Conclusion: From the result of the study, it was concluded that hot water application with Epsomsalt was effective in reducing knee joint pain among geriatric people. Keywords: Effectiveness, Hot water application with Epsom salt, Knee joint pain, Geriatric people
Publication date: 15/12/2023

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.12.1062