Clinical study of modified Huiyangyin Decoction combined with Kinesio taping for the patients with early and middle stage knee osteoarthritis / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of modified Huiyangyin Decoction combined with Kinesio taping in the treatment of early and middle stage knee osteoarthritis.Methods:A total of 92 patients with early and middle stages of knee osteoarthritis, who admitted to our hospital from July 2021 to January 2022), were randomized into the western medicine group and the observation group by the random number table method, 46 in each group. The western medicine group received celecoxib capsules and sodium hyaluronate injection therapy, whicle the patients in the observation group received modified Huiyangyin Decoction combined with Kinesio taping on the basis of wetern medicine treatment. The treatment effect rates, angle of the knee joint initiative activity (AROM) changes and TCM syndrome (knee joint ache, swelling in the knee joint, rigid and claudication) changes, changes of pain intensity by visual analog scores (VAS), WOMAC scores, circumference of knee joint and Stand up time test, and adverse events were recorded and compared.Results:The total effective rate was 95.7% (44/46) in the observation group and 82.6% (38/46) in the control group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2=4.04, P=0.045). After treatment, the flexion, internal rotation and external rotation of the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group ( t=2.85, 2.29, 2.22, respectively, all Ps <0.05). The scores and total scores of knee pain, knee swelling, stiffness, claudication in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=20.53, 19.74, 17.40, 17.63, 27.13, respectively, all Ps<0.001). The VAS and WOMAC scores were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=10.47, 10.55, respectively, all Ps<0.001). After treatment, the circumference of knee joint in the observation group [(33.69±1.11) cm vs. (34.55±1.37) cm; t=10.47, P<0.01] was significantly lower than that of the control group, and the time of standing up and walking was [(19.50±2.45) s vs. (28.12±2.22) s; t=10.55, P<0.01] were significantly shorter than those in the control group. During treatment, the incidence of adverse events in the observation group was 2.2% (1/46), and that in the control group was 4.3% (2/46). There was no significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=0.35, P=0.557). Conclusion:The modified Huiyangyin Decoction combined with Kinesio taping treatment has significant clinical effect, less adverse events for the patients with early and middle stage knee osteoarthritis.