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Imrok Atus Sholihah
Acupuncture Department, Health Polytechnic of Surakarta
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Comparison of Acupuncture Therapy and Warm Water Compress to Decrease WOMAC Score in Knee Osteoarthritis Case (ICD 10 CM.M17.9) in Jumantono Karanganyar Imrok Atus Sholihah; Wahyu Eka Hastuti
Placentum: Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan dan Aplikasinya Vol 13, No 2 (2025): August
Publisher : Program Studi Kebidanan Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sebelas Maret

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20961/placentum.v13i2.92806

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Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints and bones in the form of damage and inflammation in the cartilage of the joints. Knee osteoarthritis can be intervened nonpharmacological with acupuncture or warm-water compresses. The WOMAC index was developed to assess pain in patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis. Objectives: This study aims to determine the comparison of acupuncture and warm water compresses to the decrease in WOMAC score in cases of knee osteoarthritis.Results: There was a difference in WOMAC scores after the intervention between acupuncture therapy and warm water compresses (p<0.001). The average decrease in WOMAC score in cases of Knee Osteoarthritis after acupuncture therapy decreased more, namely 13.05 points (38.40 ± 4.24 vs 25.35 ± 3.92) compared to warm water compresses, which was 2.65 points (38.20 ± 4.60 vs 35.55 ± 4.54).Conclusion: Acupuncture therapy is more effective against reducing WOMAC scores in cases of Knee Osteoarthritis compared to warm water compresses.
Co-Authors Wahyu Eka Hastuti