Effect of Joint Needling plus Heat-tonifying Needling on the Motor Function of Knee Joint in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis / 上海针灸杂志
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
;
(12): 1003-1004, 2016.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-496028
ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of joint needling plus heat-tonifying needling in treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA).MethodEighty KOApatients were randomized into atreatmentgroup and a control group. Thetreatmentgroup was intervened by joint needling plus heat-tonifying needling. The control group was intervened by ordinary acupuncture. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) from the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) was adopted to evaluate the pain intensity.Result The total effective rate was 92.5% in thetreatmentgroup, versus 87.5% inthe control group, and there was a significant difference in comparing the VAS score between thetreatmentgroup and the control group after intervention (P<0.05), indicating that the treatmentgroup had advantages in the improvement of the motor function of knee joint.ConclusionIn treating KOA, joint needling plus heat-tonifying needling has advantages in improving the motor function compared with ordinary acupuncture.
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Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Chinese
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Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Year:
2016
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