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| Effects of acupotomy therapy on the pain symptoms in patients with knee osteoarthritis:a randomized controlled clinical trial |
| Hits 1467 Download times 1679 Received:October 18, 2011 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2012.01.12 |
| Key Words
acupotomy;knee osteoarthritis;pain symptom |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | GUO Chang-qing | College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China | | SI Tong | Beijing Boai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China | | WEN Jian-min | Department of Orthopaedics of Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing100102, China | | ZHANG Xiu-fen | Second Hospital of Beijing Armed Police Corps, Beijing 100037, China | | JIANG Zhao-xia | College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China | | ZHU Han-zhang | College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China | | LIANG Chao | Beijing Boai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China | | QUAN Wu-cheng | Second Hospital of Beijing Armed Police Corps, Beijing 100037, China | | LIU Nai-gang | College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China | | SHONG Mei-yang | College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China | | CHEN Zhan-lu | College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China |
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| [Objective] To evaluate the effect and safety of acupotomy for improving the pain symptom in patients with knee osteoarthritis.[Methods] One hundred and eighty patients were randomly assigned to acupotomy group(n=90) and electro-acupuncture(EA) group(n=90),and received acupotomy and EA treatment for 3 weeks respectively.Walking pain and stair activity pain were evaluated at baseline and after treatment and a following-up of 6 months using the ADL scoring method,the safety of acupotomy was evaluated at the same time.[Results] Walking pain and stair activity pain score were raised after treatment and at following-up period of 6 months than baseline(P0.01).The D-value between after treatment or a following-up of 6 months and baseline in acupotomy group were greater than EA group on walking pain and stair activity pain(P0.01).The curative effect level distribution after treatment and at a following-up period of 6 months of acupotomy group were better than EA group(P0.01).[Conclusion] Acupotomy therapy can effectively and safely improve the pain symptom of knee osteoarthritis. |
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