Clinical Observation of Puncturing Lumbar Acupoints for Knee Joint Pain / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of puncturing lumbar acupoints in treating knee joint pain. Methods: Thirty-seven patients suffered from knee joint pain were treated by puncturing lumbar acupoints combined with cupping therapy. Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was scored before and after the first treatment as well as the second treatment. Result: Before treatment, VAS score was 5.3±1.2. After the first treatment, VAS score descended to 1.9±0.8. Before the second treatment, VAS score was 2.1±0.7. After the second treatment, VAS score descended to 0.7±0.6. Conclusion: Puncturing lumbar acupoints is quite effective in treating knee joint pain caused by lumbar diseases.