Therapeutic Observation of Stone Needle Therapy plus Medication in Treating Early-mid Stage Senile Knee Osteoarthritis
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2018.01.0078
- VernacularTitle:砭石疗法配合药物治疗早中期老年膝骨关节炎疗效观察
- Author:
Xue-Ying CUI
1
;
Ding-Yan BI
Author Information
1. 杭州市中医院
- Keywords:
Flint acupuncture;
Osteoarthritis;
Knee joint;
Visual Analogue Scale;
Lysholm Knee Scoring
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2018;37(1):78-81
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of stone needle therapy plus medication in treating early-mid stage senile knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Method Seventy elderly patients with early-mid stage KOA were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 35 cases each. The control group was intervened by oral administration of Meloxicam tablets, while the treatment group was intervened by stone needle therapy based on the medication. The two groups were treated 5 times a week, for successive 3 weeks. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Lysholm Knee Scoring (LKS) were observed before and after the treatment, and the clinical efficacies of the two groups were also compared. Result The total effective rate was 94.3％ in the treatment group versus 80.0％ in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After the treatment, the VAS and LKS scores were significantly changed in both groups (P<0.05). The VAS and LKS scores of the treatment group were significantly different from those of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Stone needle therapy plus medication is an effective method in treating early-mid stage senile KOA.
