The Study Of Warming-acupuncture For Knee Pain Which Caused By Cold Dampness Type Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis

Objective:Statistics and analysis the information of cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis which come from the orthopedics clinic and acupuncture clinic of first affiliated hospital of Guangzhou university of traditional Chinese medicine, and investigate the curative effect of warming-acupuncture for knee pain which caused by cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis. Observation of clinical effect by using the related scale score to explore a better method for treating cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis, and provide reference for clinical study of the warming-acupuncture treatment for knee pain which caused by cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis.Methods:During January 2015 to January 2016, I divided 60 patients which come from the orthopedics clinic and acupuncture clinic of first affiliated hospital of Guangzhou university of traditional Chinese medicine into two groups with clinical methods. These patients were accord with the inclusion criteria.30 patients are warming-acupuncture group,12man,18female, use warming-acupuncture to treat knee pain which caused by cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis.30 patients as control group were treated with electric-acupuncture, llman,19female, use warming-acupuncture to treat knee pain which caused by cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis. The two groups all use these acupoints, include Yin Lingquan, Yang Lingquan, Nei Xiyan, Wai Xiyan, Xi guan, Xue Hai, Liang Qiu, Zu Sanli, San Yinjiao. Both of the treatment group and the control group were treated once every other day,6 times for a course of treatment. All of them were treated for two course. According to the Lequesne score to evaluate the improvement situation of knee pain which caused by the cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis before and after the treatment.Results:Two groups of patients with baseline data for t test and chi-square test, showing no statistical difference (P>0.05), both of the cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis patients with a certain comparability. After two course of treatment, the Lequesne score of the treatment group is better than the control group, and they were statistically different (P<0.05). The warming-acupuncture group had 5 cases were cured,10 cases excellence,13 cases utility and 2 cases nullity. The electric-acupuncture group had 3 cases were cured,7 cases excellence,15 cases utility and 5 cases nullity. The efficacy of the two groups by chi square test, the clinical curative effect of the warming-acupuncture group was better than that of electronic-acupuncture groups, and they were statistically different (P< 0.05).Conclusion:Clinical observation results show that warming-acupuncture can obviously relive the knee pain which caused by the cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis. It also has a treatment for knee pain, stiffness, associated with swelling, joint activities Less flexible. The clinical curative effect of the warming-acupuncture group was better than that of electronic-acupuncture groups. Improve the warming acupuncture have a good clinical curative effect for the knee pain which coused by the cold dampness type chronic knee osteoarthritis.