Şentürk, SibelTaşcı, Sultan2024-12-282024-12-2820212717-7491https://doi.org/10.53811/ijtcmr.972187https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1883582https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijtcmr/issue/64508/972187https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/17238Objective: A randomized controlled study was conducted in order to determine the effect of ginger kidney compress applied to waist region for 30 minutes for seven days on severity of pain and physical functions of individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Material-Method: This is a randomized controlled trial study. The sample included with 124 patients; 43 ginger kidney compresses, 41 hot compresses, and 40 control groups. The data were collected using Patient Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) -Pain and WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index. The forms were administered at the beginning (first follow-up) and at the end (7th day, second follow-up) of intervention. The intervention-I group received ginger kidney compress while intervention-II group received hot compress and control group received no intervention. Results: In the first follow-up, there was no difference between the scores of the groups included in the study (p > 0.05), which were obtained from the VAS-Pain and WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index. In the second follow-up, a significant difference between the scores of the groups obtained from the VAS-Pain and WOMAC Osteoarthritis Indexes (pen10.53811/ijtcmr.972187info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKnee osteoarthritisPainPhysical functionGinger kidney compressNursingTraditional, Complementary and Integrative MedicineArticle2, Issue:28394DergiPark: 972187