Effect of Thumb Pressing at Yangming Meridian on Function Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.11.1348
- VernacularTitle:指压阳明经穴为主治疗膝关节置换术后功能康复疗效观察
- Author:
Jun-Qing GU
1
;
Yong-Ying LIANG
;
Ying L(U)
;
Lian-Bo XIAO
Author Information
1. 扬州大学医学院
- Keywords:
Acupoint therapy;
Arthroplasty,replacement,knee;
Acupoint pressure therapy;
Yangming Meridian;
Functional rehabilitation
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(11):1348-1351
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of thumb pressing at Yangming Meridian on the function rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Method Sixty KOA patients after TKA were randomized into a treatment group (thumb pressing at Yangming Meridian plus conventional rehabilitation) and a control group (single conventional rehabilitation),30 cases each.The treatment group was intervened by thumb pressing and kneading manipulation at the acupoints of Foot Yangming Meridian and Foot Taiyin Meridian plus rehabilitation training of passive flexion and extension by CPM machine,while the control group was intervened by rehabilitation training of passive flexion and extension by CPM machine.The American Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) for knee joint,the American Knee Society score (KSS) and the Western Ontario and the McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) of KOA were used to evaluate the function.Result After the treatment,the HSS,KSS and WOMAC scores were changed significantly in both groups (P＜0.05).The improvements of HSS,KSS and WOMAC scores in the treatment group were superior to those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusion The efficacy of thumb pressing at Yangming Meridian plus conventional rehabilitation for post-TKA KOA is superior to single conventional rehabilitation.
