Application of Stone Needle Therapy Based on Blood Stasis Theory in the Treatment of 36 Cases of Knee Osteoarthritis in Early and Middle Stage

Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of stone needle therapy based on blood stasis theory for different traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome types of patients with knee osteoarthritis in early and middle stage.Methods:Totally 36 patients with knee osteoarthritis were enrolled in the orthopaedic ward between March 2016 and December 2017,and diagnosed as qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome,cold dampness and stasis syndrome,or phlegm and stasis syndrome according to TCM syndrome differentiation.After treatment,stone needle was used for ironing on the different meridian acupoints according to different syndrome.The efficacy of patients with the above three syndromes was respectively evaluated,and the visual analogue scale(VAS)score and western ontario and mcMaster universities arthritis Index(WOMAC)score of the three groups were calculated before treatment,2 weeks,and 4 weeks after treatment.Results:The effective rates of the three groups were 86.67%,81.82%,and 80.00%,respectively.After 2 weeks and 4 weeks of treatment,the VAS and WOMAC scores of the three groups decreased significantly compared to treatment before(P<0.05).Conclusion:Stone needle therapy for ironing on the acupoints around the knee joint has a good therapeutic effect on knee osteoarthritis of different syndrome types,which is worthy of further application.

Clinical Observation of Acupuncture, Stone Scraping plus Cupping Therapy for Neck-type Cervical Spondylosis

Objective： To investigate the efficacy and safety of a composite treatment with stone scraping, cupping, electroacupuncture and infrared irradiation for neck-type cervical spondylosis Methods： Seventy subjects were randomly allocated into composite treatment group （35 cases） and control group （35 cases）. The composite treatment group was treated by scraping along the Governor Meridian, the Gallbladder Meridian and the Bladder Meridian with Geng＇s multifunctional stone plate, quick cupping with subsequent retention of cups, routine electroacupuncture, and infrared irradiation. The control group was treated by routine electroacupuncture and infrared irradiation. Both groups were treated once very other day, 6 times as a course. The clinical curative effects and adverse responses were evaluated immediately after each treatment and at the completion of one course of treatment in both groups. Results： The total immediate effective rate was 88.6% in the composite treatment group and 80.0% in the control group. The immediate effect was significantly better in the composite treatment group than in the control group （P〈0.05）. The total effective rate at the completion of one course of treatment was 97.1% in the composite treatment group and 94.3% in the control group. The curative effect after one course of treatment was also significantly better in the composite treatment group than in the control group （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Composite treatment with acupuncture, stone scraping and cupping is safe and effective in treating neck-type cervical spondylosis