Clinical effect of akupotomy combined with fine silver needle in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
WEI Ye1 GE Hengqing1 LI Kaiping2#br#
1.Department of Akupotomy, Jiangsu Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210046, China;
2.Health Preservation and Rehabilitation College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210023, China
Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical effect of akupotomy combined with fine silver needle in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Methods Forty patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis in the Department of Akupotomy, Jiangsu Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital from January to December 2020 were selected as subjects, they were divided into observation group and control group by random number table method, with 20 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with akupotomy combined with fine silver needle, while the control group was treated with akupotomy only. Once a week, both groups were treated for four weeks. Lequesne, visual analogue scale score, knee circumference, and knee synovial thickness were observed before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the Lequesne index and VAS score of the two groups were lower than those before treatment, and the observation group was lower than the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). After treatment, the knee circumference and synovial thickness of the two groups were decreased than those before treatment, and the observation group was lower than the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The clinical efficacy of the observation group was better than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion Akupotomy combined with fine silver needle in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis can significantly improve joint swelling and pain, and reduce synovial thickness.
韦晔1 葛恒清1 李开平2. 针刀结合细银质针治疗膝骨关节炎的临床效果[J]. 中国医药导报, 2022, 19(27): 141-144.
WEI Ye1 GE Hengqing1 LI Kaiping2. Clinical effect of akupotomy combined with fine silver needle in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. 中国医药导报, 2022, 19(27): 141-144.