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KAENKUEA NAVABOONIYOM : EFFECT OF COLD HERBAL POULTICING ON KNEE PAIN AMONG ELDERLY PERSON AT DONTAN DISTRICT, MUKDAHAN PROVINCE MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN PUBLIC HEALTH. SURINDRA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC YEAR 2017. THESIS ADVISORS : DR. SUTHEERA INTAJARURNSAN AND DR. ANNOP NABTEUTRONG 128 P. ABSTRACT Thailand has entered the elderly society since 2007. Boneproblems, especially osteoarthritis are common in the elderly. forty percent% of osteoarthritis were found among 65 million Thai population fifty percent% of those went to see the physician with the symptoms of osteoarthritis. This study was a quasi-experimental research. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cold herbal poulticing on knee pain symptoms among elderly in Don Tan Subdistrict, Don Tan District, Mukdahan province. Purposive sampling for 30 samples age between 60-85 years according to inclusion criteria. The operating of cold herbal (made from 6 types of herbs) poulticing on knee took 4 weeks (3 times a week). The instruments in this research were questionnaires, personal information, Oxford Knee Score questionnaires for classify, in the levels of pain, Modifide WOMAC questionnaires for measurement the levels of pain perception. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and paired sample t-test. The results found that: After the operating of cold herbal poulticing on knee for 4 weeks, the levels of pain, knee arthritis, and the ability of movements were significant difference