Effect of Articular Needling Therapy Combined with Proprioceptive Training on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Objective To observe the clinical effect of articular needling therapy combined with proprioceptive training on pa-tients with knee osteoarthritis(KOA).Methods A total of 90 patients with KOA in the Foshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hos-pital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine from February 2021 to October 2022 were randomly divided into con-trol group and observation group,with 45 cases in each group.The control group received routine treatments such as stretching thera-py,joint mobilization,muscle strength training and intermediate frequency therapy,with each item treated for 10 minutes a time,once a day,six days a week for four weeks.The observation group received articular needling therapy combined with proprioceptive training based on the treatment of the control group,including articular needling therapy 20 minutes a time,once a day,six days a week for four weeks and proprioceptive training 10 minutes a time,once a day,six days a week for four weeks.Before and after treatment,visual analog scale(VAS)score was used to assess knee joint pain level.Western Ontario and McMaster University os-teoarthritis index(WOMAC)was used to assess knee joint function.The average trajectory error of the affected limb and Berg bal-ance scale(BBS)were used to assess the balance function of lower limb.Results Compared with that before treatment,VAS score,WOMAC score and average trajectory error of the affected limb of both groups decreased significantly after treatment,while BBS score increased significantly,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Compared with the control group,VAS score,WOMAC score and average trajectory error of the affected limb of the observation group were lower after treatment,while BBS score of the observation group was significantly higher,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Articular needling therapy combined with proprioceptive training can effectively improve pain of knee joint,knee joint function,and balance function of lower limb in patients with KOA.
knee osteoarthritisarticular needling therapyproprioceptive trainingknee joint functionbalance function
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