ABSTRACT
Objective] To study the effect of needle warming moxibustion and electroacupuncture in treatment of knee osteoarthritis. [Methods] 171 cases of patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into 3 groups: acupuncture and moxibustion group, electroacupuncture group, control group of 57 cases in each. The efficacy of the 3 groups was compared after 2 courses of post. [Results] Efficiency of the 3 groups of patients had no significant difference(P>0.05); The cure rate and significant efficiency rate of 3 groups were significantly different( P<0.05), it showed that the improvement of curative effect of each group was different;on the efficacy of the 3 groups through Kruskal-Wallis H, P<0.05, there was statistically significant difference among 3 groups. [Conclusion] The needle warming moxibustion has a best treatment effect and the electroacupuncture takes the second place. We should expand the use of acupuncture and moxibustion for the disease in clinic, the therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture has a gap with the needle warming moxibustion.