Clinical observation on warm needling in canicular days for knee osteoarthritis / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

ABSTRACT

Objective:To observe the efficacy of warm needling in canicular days in treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods:Sixty-eight KOA patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 34 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by warm needling, while the control group was by conventional acupuncture. The intervention started from the first day of the canicular days, once every day, 10 sessions as a treatment course. The improvement and therapeutic efficacy were evaluated after 3 courses of treatment. Results:The total effective rate was 91.2%in the treatment group versus 67.6%in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P Conclusion:Warm needling in canicular days can produce a better efficacy in treating KOA than conventional acupuncture.