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Warm needling moxibustion plus functional exercises for knee osteoarthritis

温针灸配合功能锻炼治疗膝骨关节炎疗效观察

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Abstract

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of warm needling moxibustion plus functional exercises in treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

Methods

Totally 108 eligible KOA patients were intervened by warm needling moxibustion plus functional exercises. The warm needling moxibustion was given 3 times a week, successively for 4 weeks. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was adopted to evaluate the pain intensity of the knee joint. After 4-week treatment, the change of VAS score, range of motion (ROM) of knee, and Lysholm score were observed, and the clinical efficacy was also estimated.

Results

After treatment, the VAS score dropped obviously, and the ROM and Lysholm score increased markedly; the total effective rate was 83.3%.

Conclusion

Warm needling moxibustion plus functional exercises is effective in treating KOA, as it can relieve the knee joint pain and improve the joint motion.

摘要

目的

观察温针灸配合功能锻炼治疗膝骨关节炎(KOA)的临床疗效。

方法

选择符合纳入标准的KOA 患 者108 例, 予温针灸配合功能锻炼治疗。温针灸每星期3 次, 连续治疗4 星期。用视觉模拟量表(VAS)评价患者膝 关节疼痛程度。治疗4 星期后, 观察患者VAS 评分、膝关节活动度(ROM)及Lysholm 评分的变化, 并进行临床疗 效评价。

结果

治疗后患者VAS 评分明显下降, ROM 和Lysholm 评分显著增加; 总有效率为83.3%。

结论

温针灸配合功能锻炼治疗KOA 疗效可靠, 能减轻患者膝关节疼痛, 增强膝关节活动能力。

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Third Construction Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Advantage Special Department (Special Disease) of Shanghai [上海市第三批中医临床优势专科(专病)建设 项目]; Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Foundation Project of Shanghai Health Bureau (上海市卫生局中医药 科研项目, No. 2010J007A); Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor Construction Project of Yan Jun-bai’s Academic Experience Work Room (严君白名中医工作室 建设项目); Shanghai Training and Construction Project of the Shortage Personnel of Traditional Chinese Medicine (上海市中医紧缺人才培养建设项目).

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    Kai-yong Zhang  (张开勇), Yang Yang  (杨洋), Yin Shou  (寿崟), Si-wei Xu  (徐斯伟), Hui-ru Jiang  (蒋会茹) & Bi-meng Zhang  (张必萌)

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Zhang, Ky., Yang, Y., Shou, Y. et al. Warm needling moxibustion plus functional exercises for knee osteoarthritis. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 14, 412–415 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-016-0959-6

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