Acupoint Application Of Astragalus Plus Ginger Juice In The Treatment Of Knee Osteoarthritis With Weakness Of Qi And Blood

Objective:By observing the clinical curative effect of Astragalus and ginger juice acupoint application on Qi Deficiency and Blood Weak Type knee osteoarthritis,the efficacy and safety of Astragalus and ginger juice acupoint application in improving the pain and dysfunction of patients with knee osteoarthritis were evaluated.Method:A total of 40 cases of knee osteoarthritis with Qi Deficiency and Blood Weak Type who met the criteria were randomly selected from March 2017 to March2018 in the Department of Treatment of Unscheduled Clinics of Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Sport University and Sichuan Orthopaedic Hospital.The grouping method was divided into treatment group and control group,with 20 cases in each group.Both groups received conventional acupuncture treatment.The latter treatment group was treated with acupoint application of astragalus membranaceus,once/day,5times/treatment,and 4 treatments.The course of treatment;the control group used Nanxing Zhitong cream acupoint application,1 time/day,5 times/treatment,and 4courses of treatment.Before intervention,VAS scores and WOMAC scores were used to evaluate pain,stiffness,and joint function in the 4 weeks after the intervention.Acupoint application for acupoints and qi and blood was evaluated comprehensively by comparing the scores within and between groups before and after treatment.Clinical effects of knee joint osteoarthritis pain.Result:1.Baseline conditions such as gender,age and duration of disease were stable in both groups in this study.There was no significant difference in VAS scores,pain,stiffness,and joint function scores before treatment(P >0.05)..2.There was a significant difference in VAS scores,WOMAC pain scores,and total scores between the two groups before and after treatment(P<0.01).There was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05),indicating that the points of astragalus and Nanxingzhitong ointment were significant.The application can effectively reduce the patient's scores,improve the joint function and pain,stiffness and other symptoms of the patient,and the two treatment effects are equivalent,but in improving the WOMAC scale stiffness score and joint function score,compound Nanxing pain relief cream is better than Astragalus and ginger juice.3.Clinical efficacy: In the treatment group,4 cases(20%)were markedly effective,14 cases(70%)were effective,2 cases(10%)were ineffective,the total effective rate was 90%,and 2 cases(10%)were effective in the control group.Example(70%),invalid 4(20%),total effective rate 80%.After statistical analysis,P>0.05 indicated that there was no significant difference in the therapeutic effect of KOA with acupointapplication of astragalus membranaceus and acupoint application of Nanxing Zhitong ointment.4.For safety,Astragalus and ginger juice acupoint application was safe and there were no allergic reactions.Conclusion: Acupoint application of Astragalus and ginger juice can effectively alleviate the pain,stiffness,dysfunction and other symptoms in patients with Qi Deficiency and Blood Weak Type knee osteoarthritis,and improve the VAS and WOMAC scores of the patients.Compared with the application of Nanxing analgesic plaster,the effect of both is comparable..In terms of curative effect,there was no significant difference between the two in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis,and no adverse reactions occurred during the treatment.Therefore,the treatment of knee joint osteoarthritis from the treatment of qi and blood deficiency combined with acupoint application is effective and simple.It is worth further research and promotion.