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Objective@#To observe the clinical effect of massage combined with warm acupuncture and moxibustion on primary frozen shoulder.@*Methods@#From April 2018 to April 2019, 30 patients with primary frozen shoulder admitted and treated in Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were selected in theresearch.According to different admission time, they were divided into observation group and control group, with 15 patients in each group.The control group was treated with warm acupuncture and moxibustion, while the observation group was combined with massage.The total effective rate and VAS pain score after treatment were compared and observed.@*Results@#The total effective rate in the observation group was 93.33%, which was higher than 73.33% in the control group (χ2=3.294, P<0.05). The VAS score of the observation group was (1.05±0.22)points after treatment, which was lower than (3.13±0.43)points of the control group, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(t=2.493, P=0.000).@*Conclusion@#Massage combined with warm acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of primary frozen shoulder is more effective than the single treatment method, which can relieve the pain of patients and is a safe and effective treatment.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of combined therapy with external use of wishful golden cream and oral use of glucosamine hydrochloride on knee osteoarthritis.Methods200 patients with knee osteoarthritis were divided into treatment group and control group according to the order of treatment.Control group were given one piece of oral glucosamine at a time,three times a day.It consisted of six weeks treatment for lcowrse,two courses per year.Treatment group were given oral glucosamine plus external usage of wishful golden cream every other day with a new one.It consisted of 14 days for a course,two courses per year.ResultsAll patients were followed up for 1year.The efficien rate of the treatment group was 85.0％,and significantly higher than than of the control group (73.0％) ( x2 =4.34,P ＜ 0.05 ).ConclusionCombined therapy with wishful golden cream and oral usage of glucosamine hydrochloride on knee osteoarthritis could significantly improve the clinical symptoms.It was more effective than oral treatment with glucosamine hydrochloride alone and it had great clinical value.