Assessment of the Routine Functional Activities in the Comparative Siddha Medical Treatment for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

Abstract

Aims: Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is a most common form of the rheumatic disease and relatively the prevalence is higher in Asians than in Western populations. KOA is one of the five leading causes of disability among elderly men and women. The scope of this study was to assess the routine functional activities by WOMAC score in the Siddha medical treatment for symptomatic KOA in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Study Design: This was an open, randomized, parallel group of comparative clinical trial.