Ten Percent Red Ginger Gel Relieves Knee Joint Pain on the Elderly with Osteoarthritis

Rusmini Rusmini; Mira Utami Ningsih; Desty Emilyani

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.8891

Authors

Rusmini Rusmini Department of Nursing, Mataram Health Polytechnic Ministry of Health, Mataram, Indonesia
Mira Utami Ningsih Department of Nursing, Mataram Health Polytechnic Ministry of Health, Mataram, Indonesia
Desty Emilyani Department of Nursing, Mataram Health Polytechnic Ministry of Health, Mataram, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.8891

Keywords:

Complementary therapy, Elderly, Joint pain, Osteoarthritis, Red ginger

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is a disease that causes inflammation, injury, and loss of structure and function of cartilages. A nonpharmacological treatment that is considered to be effective and safe and has minimal side effects is red ginger.

AIM: This study investigates the chemical constituents of red ginger extract and the effectiveness of red ginger gel in reducing knee joint pain in the elderly with osteoarthritis.

METHODS: This research is a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-test design. Samples were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The intensity of knee joint pain pre- and postadministration of 0% (control group) and 10% (intervention group) red ginger gel and the chemical components of red ginger extract were collected. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis showed four different components of essential oils that have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in the red ginger extract.

RESULTS: Results showed no difference in the pre- and post-test result in the control group (p = 0.16 > 0.05). Significant differences were found in the pre- and post-test results of the intervention group (p = 0.001 < 0.05). There was a significant difference in the decrease of knee joint pain after intervention between the two groups (p = 0.001 < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that 10% red ginger gel is effective in reducing knee joint pain in the elderly with osteoarthritis.

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