The Wooden Massage Roller : Healthy Innovation from Palmyra Palm for Elderly People with a Muscle Pain

Authors

  • Phasit Sirited Faculty of Nursing, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University
  • Ratchadawan Jitpornkulwasin Faculty of Nursing, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University
  • Mukda Phadungyam Faculty of Nursing, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University
  • Jintana Sinthusuwan Faculty of Nursing, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University
  • Sorasak Thongphet Faculty of Nursing, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University

Keywords:

Wooden Massage Roller, Healthy innovation, Elderly people

Abstract

This article aimed to present an important concept about elderly people and their health problems. The Wooden Massage Roller was a healthy innovation and was developed from health problems of elderly people with a muscle pain that is the common problem in the community. Benefits of innovation and achievement conditions were a guideline for the development of innovation relating to public health promotion. A community could manage health effectively and sustainably. As a part of active learning, such case-based study took a more pragmatic approach to create health innovation and subsequently also serves as a basis for further innovative development.

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Published

18-04-2020

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Sirited P, Jitpornkulwasin R, Phadungyam M, Sinthusuwan J, Thongphet S. The Wooden Massage Roller : Healthy Innovation from Palmyra Palm for Elderly People with a Muscle Pain. J Royal Thai Army Nurses [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 18 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];21(1):1-8. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JRTAN/article/view/206997

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