ZHU Qingyuan ^② , CHENG Ling, XIONG Wei ^③ , ZHU Manhua

(Hongdu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Nanchang, Nanchang 330000, China)

Abstract Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of beryllium needle combined with thunder-fire moxibustion on patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods:100 KOA patients were selected as the research objects, and were divided into the experimental group and control group by random number table method, each with 50 patients. The control group were treated with ordinary acupuncture combined with thunder-fire moxibustion, while the experimental group were treated with beryllium needle combined with thunder-fire moxibustion, each group was treated for a course of treatment. The WOMAC score, TCM syndrome score, Lysholm score and the total effective rate of dinical treatment were compared between the two groups. Results: After treatment, WOMAC score of stiffness, pain and function of the knee joints decreased in both groups, and the above indicators of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group, which were of statistical differences (P<0.05); TCM syndrome score decreased in the two groups, and TCM score of the experimental group was lower than that of the control group(P<0.05); Lysholm score increased in both groups, but lysholm score of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05); the total effective rate of treatment the experimental group 96.0 % , which was higher than 82.0 % of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Beryllium needle combined with thunder-fire moxibustion has a significant effect on KOA, which can promote the improvement of the function of knee joint, and the quality of life in patients.

Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; beryllium needle; thunder-fire moxibustion; TCM syndrome score

DOI:10.19296/ j.cnki.1008-2409.2023-01-019

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