Clinical Study of Joint Needling plus Warm-unblocking Needling Method for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis / 上海针灸杂志
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
;
(12): 935-936, 2014.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-475099
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of efficacy of joint needling plus warm-unblocking needling method in treating knee osteoarthritis. Method Three hundred and twenty patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly allocated to a treatment (joint needling plus warm-unblocking needling method) group of 161 cases and a control (acupuncture alone) group of 159 cases. Result The total efficacy rate was 90.7%in the treatment group and 79.9%in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in therapeutic effect between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Joint needling plus warm-unblocking needling method is more effective than acupuncture alone in treating knee osteoarthritis.
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Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
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2014
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