Outcomes of Using Lan Leaves and Thai Yoga for Reduicng Pain from Trigger Finger

Abstract

Trigger finger is caused by the inflammation of the tendons and the tendon sheath. Trigger finger has commonly found in women. People around middle-aged (45 years old) is the most aged that have trigger finger. Also people who use their hands more tightly would cause a problem for their daily life. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects from “Bai-Lan” together with Hermit Datton’s exercise for reducing the pain from finger joint and to determine the satisfaction from the patients. It was conducted as a randomized clinical experimental research. The study samples were patients who had trigger finger’s disease at the level 1 to level 3 treated by Thai traditional clinic and alternative medicine in Phanat Nikhom Hospital during 1 October 2560 to 30 September 2561. Thirty samples were collected voluntarily. Data were collected by using a set of questionnaire on sex, age, level of the pain, hardness of the disease; and were analyzed by frequency and percentage calculation. It was found that after the treatment, the numbers of patients who were at pain scale level 4 (86.7 percent) and 5 (13.3 percent) had reduced by 20.0 percent, and cured by 80.0 percent which were significanlt better the the control; and the patients expressed their great satisfaction with 88.0 percent. Therefore, this treatment is an alternative way to reduce pain in patients with mild pain score.