Professor GUAN Ling's clinical experience in treating knee osteoarthritis with structure-based medical acupuncture.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220507-k0006
- Author:
Xin-Yuan LIU
1
;
Yue MA
2
;
Ling GUAN
2
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Sixth Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.
2. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Sixth Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China; Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Medical School, Beijing
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
GUAN Ling;
famous doctor's experience;
knee osteoarthritis;
structure-based medical acupuncture
- MeSH:
Humans;
Osteoarthritis, Knee;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Acupuncture Points;
Adjuvants, Immunologic;
Pain;
Quadriceps Muscle
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2023;43(3):329-332
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper summarizes professor GUAN Ling's clinical experience in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) with structure-based medical acupuncture (SMA). Based on anatomy and biomechanics and through accurate physical examination, SMA adjusts the mechanical imbalance of muscles to relieve KOA dysfunction, and releases nerve compression to attenuate pain symptoms of KOA. In reference to traditional acupoint selection, and in association with painful areas and mechanical deduction, ashi points located at the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis and vastus lateralis muscles, etc. are specially stimulated with acupuncture; and the rehabilitation training and health education are the adjuvant treatment for the patients.
