长针透刺治疗膝骨关节炎的临床研究

Clinical study on treatment of knee osteoarthritis by penetration needling with long needle

目的 :观察针刺对膝骨关节炎的临床疗效。 方法 :采用简单随机分组的方法 ,将 5 0例膝骨关节炎患者分为长针穴位透刺组 32例和单纯西药治疗组 18例 ,进行比较研究。结果 :两种治疗方法均可有效改善膝骨关节炎的临床症状 ,其中长针组的有效率为 87 5 % ,西药组的有效率为5 5 6 % ,两组之间的疗效差异有非常显著性意义 (P <0 0 1)。 结论

Objective To observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis. Methods Fifty cases were randomly divided into a long needle acupoint penetration needling group ( n =32) and a simple western medicine treatment group ( n =18). Their therapeutic effects were compared. Results The two methods could effectively improve clinical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. The effective rate was 87 5% in the penetration needling group and 55 6% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups ( P <0 01). Conclusion The therapeutic effect of the long needle penetration needling is better than that of simple western medicine.