Clinical study on fumigation therapy combined with knee-release massage for knee osteoarthritis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2014.06.009
- VernacularTitle:烘熏疗法配合松膝手法治疗膝关节骨性关节炎的临床研究
- Author:
Bochuan HAO
;
Kebo XIE
;
Zhenfeng HAO
;
Linxiao XIONG
;
Lei ZHANG
;
Junsong ZHANG
;
Liqiang ZHANG
;
Yibing ZHENG
;
Shuren BAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Knee osteoarthritis;
Fumigation therapy;
Six-step knee-release massage
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2014;(6):509-512
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe effectiveness of Chinese herbal fumigation therapy combined with six-step knee-release massage on patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods 80 cases with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 40 in each. The treatment group was given Chinese herbal fumigation therapy combined with six-step knee-release massage, while the control group was treated only by six-step knee-release massage. 20 days of treatment was considered as 1 course, after which major symptoms and signs were observed and X-ray examination was applied to determine the curative effect. Results① As for clinical effectiveness, the total effective rate was 92.5%in the treatment group and 70%in the control group. There was statistical difference between two groups(χ2=11.087, P<0.01). ② HSS scores showed that , except quadriceps strength(t=2.082, P>0.05),there was statistical difference in terms of pain, functionality, motion, fixed deformity, stability, subtractions and total score between two groups(t values were 8.081, 10.977, 3.846, 9.450, 9.611, 9.450, 15.984 respectively, P<0.01). Conclusion Chinese herbal fumigation therapy combined with six-step knee-release massage could effectively relieve clinical symptoms like joint pain, morning stiffness and inflexibility. It is worth popularizing in clinical treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
