| Objective: By observing the clinical effect of herbs-separated umbilicalmoxibustion on treatment of knee osteoarthritis(KOA), and comparing thealleviation of pain and improment of the knee function after treatment withbefore, explore the mechanism of this method in prevention and treatment ofKOA, further to provide a new and effective method for the treatment of KOA.Methods: Select40KOA patients and devide them randomly into treatment group,in which patients will be treated with herbs-seperated umbilical moxibustion,and control group, in which patients will be treated with acupuncture. Everypatient will be treated for4courses, a course of1week. The doctor willcompare the knee VAS scores and WOMAC scores of the patients after treatmentwith before. Results:1. Comparation of clinical effect: The total effectiverate of the treatment group is90%, which of the control group is95%. Theclinical effect of the two groups is not significantly different(P＞0.05).2. Comparation of knee VAS scores: The knee VAS scores of all patients issignificantly decreased after treatment(P＜0.01). The decreasement of thetwo groups is not significantly different(P＞0.05).3. Comparation of kneeWOMAC scores: The knee WOMAC scores of all patients is significantlydecreased after treatment(P＜0.01). The decreasement of the two groups is not significantly different(P＞0.05).4. No adverse event occurred duringthe clinical test. Conclusions: Herbs-separated Umbilical Moxibustion canobviously relieve the knee pain and improve the function of knee.Herbs-separated Umbilical Moxibustion is a safe, easy, and effectivetreatment for KOA, worth further research and extension. |
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