| Background:The issue of knee Osteoarthritis(OA) worsens with the aging population.Thoroughly understand different kinds of treatments will support the doctors and patients to take the right treatment.Moreover,observation on the patient participation of massage and exercise treatment will help to prove that massage and exercise will enhance the prevention of knee osteoarthritisObjective:To observe and find out the strengths and weaknesses of three groups of traditional Chinese medical treatments:muscles massage plus functional exercises treatment,Pi-zhen treatment and Zhen-dao plus massage treatment so as to provide for daily clinical reference.Methodology:Massage Exercise group:33 cases were treated by muscles massage and functional exercises.Pi-zhen group:29 cases were treated by Pi-zhen(sword shaped needle) treatment. Zhen-dao Massage group:30 cases were treated by sword shaped needle treatment together with muscles massage.Patients in the three groups have the same diagnosis,inclusion,exclusion, observation measures.Result:The overall effectiveness of the Massage Exercise group is 65.8%while both Pi-zhen and Zhen-dao Massage groups are 100%.With the Massage Exercise group,the average age of the group is 68,recovery is 58,improvement is 68.5,and non-recovery is 73.With the Pi-zhen group,the average age is 62.7,recovery is 61.2,improvement is 66.1.With the Zhen-dao Massage group,the average age is 63.8,recovery is 64.3,improvement is 63.7.Conclusions:There are uniqueness and advantages for the Chinese Medical treatments for Knee osteoarthritis.The treatments on different phase of occurrence are effective and safe.Pi-zhen & Zhen-dao can effectively kill pain,it is good to cure the major problem.Massage plus Exercise can strengthen the function of the knee joint,it is good to improve the foundation of health.It can also motivate the patient's spirit to participate the treatments in order to achieve the objective of both treatment and prevention.
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