Comparative Study on Effectiveness of Peppermint Oil and Hot Fomentation For Joint Pain among Sickle Cell Anemia Patients.

Tadulwar, Sneha; Sharma, Ranjana

Introduction: Sickle cell anemia may cause pain such as stiffness of the joint, bone pain, muscle weakness, chest or abdominal pain. It is often not recommended to use over - the-counter painkillers (such as ibuprofen, mortin, advil, or aleve) because they can adversely affect the function of the kidney and/or liver. Try to use hot compresses for about 15 minutes up to 2-3 times per day to treat pain spontaneously. Beyond healing irritated skin, increasing endurance and encouraging relaxing, herbs Are always an effective way to manage pain. It is possible to apply peppermint essential oil on the skin to decrease muscles sore or joint pain1. Objectives:- 1. To assess the level of joint pain among sickle cell anemia patients. 2. To assess the effectiveness of peppermint oil for joint pain among sickle cell anemia patients. 3. To assess the effectiveness of hot fomentation for joint pain among sickle cell anemia patients. 4. To compare the effectiveness of peppermint oil and hot fomentation for joint pain among sickle cell anemia patients. 5. To associate the effectiveness of peppermint oil for joint pain among sickle cell anemia patients with their selected demographic variables. 6. To associate the effectiveness of hot fomentation for joint pain among sickle cell anemia patients with their selected demographic variables. Material and Methods: For this research, true experimental pre-test post-test research design has been adopted. The study was conducted in selected area of Wardha district. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 60 participants and 30 were recruited for each group. To evaluate joint pain, the tool used for data collection was a scale of (0-10 scale of pain severity) pain scale. Both each groups were given peppermint oil and hot fomentation for seven days for three times a day. Result:- The after intervention mean score of hot fomentation 2.90±0.71was higher than that of peppermint oil 1.53 ±0.68 and the calculated ‘ t’ value 7.59 was significant at p<0.0001. Conclusion:- The study proved that peppermint oil was effective than the hot fomentation for reduction of joint pain among sickle cell anemia patients.

SICKLE cell anemia; JOINT pain; JOINT stiffness; PAIN management; PEPPERMINT

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 2, p929

0973-9122

Academic Journal

10.37506/ijfmt.v15i2.14433