Clinical Study of Acupotomy for Knee Osteoarthritis Based on the Meridian-Sinew Theory: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Clinical Study of Acupotomy for Knee Osteoarthritis Based on the Meridian-Sinew Theory: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

This study was performed to compare the effectiveness of acupotomy based on the meridian-sinew theory with acupotomy based on the anatomical theory in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). A total of 124 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized into the meridian-sinew (MS) group (63 p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2021-11, Vol.2021, p.1-9, Article 3987002
Hauptverfasser: Hua, Zhijuan, Deng, Han, Tang, Huang, Ruan, Zhizhong, Wang, Pei, Zhang, Min, Ma, Hui, Wang, Ping, Dong, Can, Huang, Zhilan, Hong, Hanqing, Zhou, Quan, Zhou, He, Cheng, Changcheng, Lin, Wanqi, Zhang, Cairong, Chen, Dechun
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Sprache:eng
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Acupuncture
Anatomy
Anti-inflammatory agents
Arthritis
Cartilage
Chinese medicine
Clinical trials
Community health care
Constitutions
Disease
Hospitals
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Knee
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Osteoarthritis
Pain
Patients
Science & Technology
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:This study was performed to compare the effectiveness of acupotomy based on the meridian-sinew theory with acupotomy based on the anatomical theory in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). A total of 124 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized into the meridian-sinew (MS) group (63 patients) and anatomy group (61 patients). In the MS group, acupotomy based on the meridian-sinew theory was performed. In the anatomy group, acupotomy based on anatomy was applied. Patients were subgrouped by TCM Constitutions. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index and visual analog scale (VAS) were used to evaluate treatment effectiveness. The results showed that VAS (F = 22.61, p
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2021/3987002