Observation on therapeutic effect of warming needling on knee osteoarthritis / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore an effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis.Methods All patients were randomly recruited into an observation group(n=41)and a control group(n=37).The observation group was treated by warming needling.while the control group was treated by common acupuncture combined with TDP. Results The effective rate of the observation group and the control group was 90.24%and 70.27%respectively,showing significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion The warming needling was effective in treating knee osteoarthritis.