Clinical Evaluation Of Sun Nine-step Massage Therapy For Treatment Of Knee Osteoarthritis

Objective:To explore the improvement degree of symptoms of knee osteoarthritis with the treatment of Tuina therapy or functional exercise and observe the curative effect in30cases with knee osteoarthritis treated by Sun’s9-step Tuina Therapy.Method:Consulted extensive literature related to Tuina therapy or functional exercise that was applied to treat patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis by search tools such as CNKI;30cases with knee osteoarthritis were treated by Sun’s9-step Tuina Therapy twice a week, and10times were one course of treatment.The therapeutic effects were assessed by ISOA、 VAS、WOMAC scale、50-step timing before and after treatment and the assessments would also be compared between the last treatment and the data collected after a month-follow visit.Results:Analyzed and cleared up the high quality representative data from the extensive literature. There was a significant difference in assessments of ISOA、VAS、WOMAC scale、50-step timing between pre-tuina and post-tuina(p<0.01) There was no significant difference in assessments between the last treatment and the data collected after a month-follow visit.Conclusions:Tuian Therapy or Tuina combined with other therapies and functional exercise especially by the exercise of quadriceps femoris can evidently improve the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis, such as knee joint pain,morning stiffness, improve range of motion and abnormal gait. Sun’s9-step Tuina Therapy has a significant and recent curative effect in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, which should be popularized in clinical practices.