ZHANG Hui, BI Chun-qiang, YANG Da-wei, et al. Clinical Observation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Leg Balneotherapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(15): 176-180.
DOI:
ZHANG Hui, BI Chun-qiang, YANG Da-wei, et al. Clinical Observation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Leg Balneotherapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2016, 22(15): 176-180. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2016150176.
Clinical Observation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Leg Balneotherapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) leg balneotherapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with wind-cold-dampness arthralgia
in order to explore a new TCM method for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Method: In a retrospective study
102 cases of patients with knee osteoarthritis treated in South Area of Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences in recent years were selected and randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group. The 51 patients in treatment group was given TCM Tuiyu prescription or leg balneotherapy
and the 51 patients in control group was treated with hot compress with Guyouling liniment for two weeks. At the first and second weeks before and after the treatment
VAS was used to score knee joint functions and TCM syndrome scores
so as to evaluate the clinical effect of the therapy. Result: At the first and second weeks after the treatment
VAS scores significantly reduced in the treatment group (P<0.05). Western Ontario McMaster Universities (WOMAC) scores in both groups were significantly decreased
and the treatment group was superior to the control group (P<0.05). At the second week after the treatment
TCM symptom scores were obviously reduced (P<0.05)
and the treatment group showed a higher reduction than the control group. There was no pain and adverse event during the treatment. Conclusion: TCM leg balneotherapy is effective and simple