A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Kneading Technique on Joint Pain among Women with Arthritis Attending the Women Empowerment Organization at Bagalkot

Background of the study: Musculoskeletal disorders comprise diverse conditions affecting bones, joints, muscles, and connective tissues. These disorders may result in pain and loss of function and are among the most disabling and costly conditions. The Social Security Administration defines disorders of the musculoskeletal system as conditions that might result from hereditary, congenital, or acquired pathologic processes. Kneading technique is a massage technique that applies deep pressure on the body enough to reach the underlying muscles. It is done to help loosen up and realign collagen fibers, which makes up the body’s muscle tissues, Kneading can help relieve muscle tension. Applying pressure to the body through the kneading technique stimulates an increase in temperature in the tissues. Aim: The aim of study was to assess the effectiveness of kneading technique on joint pain among women with arthritis attending the women empowerment organization at bagalkot”. Methodology: The research design selected for this study was quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test design. The sample size comprises of 50 among women with arthritis attending Women empowerment organization, Bagalkot. The sampling technique adopted for this study will be probability simple random sampling technique. In the present study the data will be collected by using pain scale, the data analysis done by using descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequency distribution, percentage, mean, mean percentage, Standard Deviation, paired ‘t’ test and Chi-square test. Result: The finding revealed that there is statistical significance different found between mean pre-test and post test scores [t=12.39(P value=0.0001)] and mean post-test level of joint pain will be significantly lower than the mean pre-test level of joint pain among women with arthritis, A significant association was found between pre-tests scores with selected socio-demographic variables. ...