Self-administered acupressure for knee
osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial
(abridged secondary publication)
WF Yeung1, LX Lao2,3, LKP Suen1, JYS Ho1, LM Ho4, TC Chong5, CK Wong6, DST Cheung7
1 School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
2 School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
3 Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, Virginia, USA
4 School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
5 TriO Health Sports and Spine Centre, Hong Kong SAR, China
6 Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
7 School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Two 2-hour sessions of self-administered acupressure training was effective in alleviating knee pain and improving mobility in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.
- Participants trained in self-administered acupressure reported significantly lower pain scores at weeks 4, 8, and 12, compared with participants receiving knee health education.
- The self-administered acupressure training programme demonstrated high acceptability and compliance and was cost-effective.