Observation on clinical effects of acupotomy plus cupping for knee osteoarthritis
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Observation on clinical effects of acupotomy plus cupping for knee osteoarthritis
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J Acupunt Tuina Sci (2014), Gu Jun-qing;Guo Yan-ming;Liang Yong-ying.
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of acupotomy plus cupping for knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods: Sixty cases with KOA were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The patients in the treatment group were given acupotomy and cupping, while the patients in the control group were given injection of Sodium Hyaluronate. The index of severity for osteoarthritis (ISOA), the change of the effusion of knee joint and clinical effects were observed after treatment. Results: The total effective rate was respectively 96.7% in the treatment group and 66.7% in the control group. The difference in the clinical effects between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, ISOA scores and scores of knee effusion in the two groups were remarkably reduced than those before treatment (P<0.05). The changes of the scores of the two indexes were statistically significant (both P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupotomy plus cupping is better than injection of Sodium Hyaluronate in treatment of KOA.
Alternative Title
J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
doi
10.1007/s11726-014-0798-2
issn
1672-3597
issue
5
page end
330
page start
326
volume
12