Clinical Observation on Treatment of Osteoarthritis of Knee by Needle-Warming Method and Functional Training

Purpose： To observe the long-term method plus functional training in the treatment and recent clinical effect of needle-warming of osteoarthritis of the knee joint. Methods： After 106 cases of the patients were divided into the needle-warming group and comprehensive group by the order of their first visit, the needle-warming group was treated by the needle-warming method and the comprehensive group was treated by the needle-warming method plus functional training. After ten treatments, the clinical data in the two groups were evaluated upon Lequesne scale before and after the treatments. Three months later, follow-up survey was given to process the statistic management of the reoccurrence rate of the symptoms. Results： In the two groups after the treatment, the symptoms of the knee joint and daily life ability were obviously improved than the respective Conditions before the treatment, and the integral decreased （P〈0.05）, with no significant difference （P〉0.05） between the two groups. In the follow-up survey, there was a difference （P〈0.05） between the two groups in the positive rate of the recurrent symptoms. Conclusion： Certain therapeutic effect exists in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint by the needle-warming method. If functional training is combined, the therapeutic effect would be more stable, without easy reoccurrence.

Progress of improvement of pain and joint function of knee osteoarthritis treated with thunder-fire moxibustion in the last five years

Objective:To summarize the clinical research of improvement of pain and joint function of knee osteoarthritis treated with thunder-fire moxibustion in the last five years,in order to provide more objective and scientific theoretical basis for the clinical use of thunderfire moxibustion in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.Methods:By using"thunder-fire moxibustion"and"knee osteoarthritis"as keywords,the clinical literature on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis mainly by thunder-fire moxibustion in the past 5 years in PubMed,CNKI,WF and VIP were analyzed.Results:Thunderfire moxibustion and its compound therapy,including internal use of traditional Chinese medicine,external use of traditional Chinese medicine,drug injection,physical therapy,acupuncture,heat sensitive moxibustion,pricking collaterals,acupoint application and ozone,could relieve pain,improve joint function,improve joint activity,improve patients daily life ability and have less adverse reactions.Conclusion:Thunder-fire moxibustion was a safe,non-invasive and effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis.However,further research is necessary due to the non-rigidity of the current clinical trial design.

A comparison of the short-term effects of fixed platform versus rotating high-fiexion prosthesis for the patients with osteoarthrities of knee

Objective To compare the preliminary clinical outcome between fixed platform and rotating high-flexion prosthesis following total knee replacement(TKR).Methods Form January 2007 to December 2009,68 patients with osteoarthritis of

An Epidemiological Study of Knee Osteoarthritis.

2,063 adults people of a Beijing suburban village were surveyed for osteoarthritis of the knees. Questionnaire was completed in all. 799 (38.7% responded to have knee joint pain. 311 with knee joint pain and 212 without knee joint