Effect of Chinese herbal medicine combined with acupuncture and massage on knee osteoarthritis / 中国生化药物杂志
Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics
; (6): 82-83, 2017.
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Objective To investigate the effect of Chinese herbal medicine combined with acupuncture and massage on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Methods A total of 92 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee were enrolled in our hospital from September 2015 to March 2017, and were randomly divided into study group and control group (46 cases) by single and double numbers (admission order).The control group was treated with acupuncture and massage, and the study group was treated with acupuncture and massage on the basis of external use of Chinese medicine. The two groups of patients with knee osteoarthritis were treated with continuous treatment for 6 courses, the pain degree and the change of osteoarthritis index were recorded before and after the treatment. Results There was no significant difference in NRS and WOMAC scores between the two groups before treatment. The scores of NRS and WOMAC in patients with knee osteoarthritis after treatment were significantly lower than those in the control group, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Conclusion The application of Chinese medicine, acupuncture and massage in the treatment of proliferative osteoarthritis of the knee can achieve more satisfactory clinical efficacy, and is conducive to protect the quality of life.
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Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics
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2017
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