Clinical studies of Warming Needle Moxibustion combined with Tuina on the treatment of knee joint osteoarthritis
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2013.32.017
- VernacularTitle:温针灸配合推拿治疗膝关节骨性关节炎的临床研究
- Author:
Ke HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
osteoarthritis,knee;
Warming Needle Moxibustion;
Tuina;
Lysholm knee scoring
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2013;(32):3896-3897,3899
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of combinational therapy (Warming Needle Moxibustion &Tuina) on patients with knee joint osteoarthritis .Methods 72 cases with definite diagnosis of knee joint osteoarthritis were ran-domlydividedintotreatmentgroup(receivedWarmingNeedleMoxibustion & Tuina)orcontrolgroup(receivedTuina)with36pa-tients in each group .The pain degree and motor function of knee joint were assessed before and after 4-courses treatment .Results The overall effect rate in treatment group was 94 .45% ,while it was 83 .33% in control group ,the difference was statistically signif-icant(P<0 .05) .VAS score and Lysholm knee scoring scale indicated that significant difference was detected in both groups after treatment(P<0 .05) ,the difference between groups was significant measured by Lysholm knee scoring scale and VAS score (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Warming Needle Moxibustion & Tuina can relieve joint pain and improve motor function of patients with knee joint osteoarthritis effectively .
