Effect of standardized rehabilitation training and acupuncture therapy on knee osteoarthritis
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.03.005
- VernacularTitle:康复训练结合针灸治疗在膝关节骨性关节炎患者中的应用*
- Author:
Cuiping CHEN
;
Jiezhen LIU
;
Lizhen TIAN
;
Qiuying ZHOU
;
Peijun LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
knee osteoarthritis;
function of joint;
rehabilitation training;
acupuncture
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(3):15-18
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of standardized rehabilitation training and acupuncture therapy on knee osteoarthritis(KOA).Methods One hundred KOA patients were evenly divided into the treatment group and the control group by random digits table.The control group were treated by acupuncture plus general functional exercise guidance and the treatment group by standardized rehabilitation training and treatment for 3 courses(10 d as 1 treatment course).After 3 courses,the two groups were observed in terms of knee joint pain,joint function improvement and clinical curative effect.Result After treatment,the treatment group was significantly better than the control group in terms of knee joint pain,joint function improvement and clinical curative effect(all P<0.05 ).Conclusion The standardized rehabilitation training combined with acupuncture therapy may be effective in the reduction of the knee pain and improvement of knee function for patients with osteoarthritis.
