Clinical observation on distribution characteristics and rules of pain sensitivity points on body surface in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
- Author:
Gui-Xing XU
1
;
Yu-Mei ZHOU
1
;
Ming-Sheng SUN
1
;
Liao-Jun LUO
1
;
Xiao-Jia LIU
1
;
Dan WANG
1
;
Ling ZHAO
1
;
Ding-Jun CAI
1
;
Jiao CHEN
1
;
Hui ZHENG
1
;
Lai-Xi JI
2
;
Jin CUI
3
;
Xiao-Rong CHANG
4
;
Fan-Rong LIANG
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: acupoint sensitization; distribution rules; knee osteoarthritis; pain sensitivity
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Humans; Knee Joint; Osteoarthritis, Knee/therapy*; Pain Threshold
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2020;40(11):1198-1201
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the distribution characteristics and rules of pain sensitivity points on body surface in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
METHODS:A total of 916 patients with KOA were selected in this study, the pain sensitivity points of local site of knee joint were probed by thumb palpation. Tape was used to measure the distance between the pain sensitivity points and the most nearby acupoints. The Wagner tenderness measuring instrument was used to measure the tenderness threshold of pain sensitivity points.
RESULTS:A total of 3618 pain sensitivity points were probed, among them, 3338 pain sensitivity points were sensitized. The minimum sensitization degree was 1.00, the maximum sensitization degree was 3.39, while the average sensitization degree was (2.16±0.60). Pain sensitivity points were distributed 0.37-1.73
CONCLUSION:The pain sensitivity points of patients with KOA may be the expansion effect of acupoint areas in the disease states, pain sensitivity points are more likely to appear on the medial side of knee joint.
