Clinic Effect of Layers Adjusting External Application Therapy on Knee Osteoarthritis / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

ABSTRACT

This study was aimed to evaluate clinic effect of the layers adjusting external application therapy on knee osteoarthritis (OA). A total of 240 knee OA cases were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group, with 120 cases in each group. The layers adjusting external application therapy was used in the treatment group. And analgesic plaster of compound of rhizoma arisaematis was used in the control group. The treatment was continued for 21 days. Then, 14-day follow-up was given after the treatment course. There were a total of 35 days. Observations were made on indexes of pain, swelling and joint dysfunction with quantitative scoring. The results showed that the total effective rate was 98.2%in the treatment group, and 83.9%in the control group. The indexes of pain, swelling and joint dysfunction were markedly improved in the treatment group as compared with the control group (P<0.01). It was concluded that the layers adjusting external application therapy was effective on the treat-ment of knee OA.