Effect of Warming Acupuncture and Moxibustion Combined with Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimu Decoction Added or Reduced on Patients with Wind Cold Dampness Type Knee Osteoarthritis
Objective To explore the therapeutic effect of warming acupuncture and moxibustion combined with guizhi shaoyao zhimu decoction added or reduced on knee osteoarthritis(KOA)with wind cold dampness type knee osteoarthritis.Methods A total of 92 wind cold dampness type KOA patients admitted to our hospital from August 2021 to August 2023 were selected as the study subjects.They were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group using random number table method,with 46 cases in each group.The control group was treated with diclofenac sodium orally,and the observation group was treated with warm acupuncture and moxibustion combined with guizhi shaoyao zhimu decoction added or reduced on the basis of control group.Both groups were treated for 3 consecutive courses.The clinical efficacy,symptom improvement,degree of pain,knee joint function,joint range of motion,and adverse reactions between the two groups were compared.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 95.65%,which was higher than the control group's 80.43%,the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).After treatment,the observation group had lower scores for knee joint pain,limited mobility,and joint swelling compared to the control group,with statistically significant differences between the groups(P＜0.05).After treatment,the pain score and Western Ontarioand Mc Master Universities Osteoarthritis Index score of the observation group were lower than those of the control group,and the joint range of motion was greater than that of the control group,the differences between the two groups were statistically significant(P＜0.05).No significant adverse reactions were observed in both groups.Conclusion The application of warm acupuncture and moxibustion combined with guizhi shaoyao zhimu decoction added or reduced in the treatment of wind cold dampness type KOA patients with has a better therapeutic effect,which can improve clinical symptoms and knee joint function,increase joint mobility,and has good safety,and is worth promoting.
Wind cold dampness type knee osteoarthritisWarming acupuncture and moxibustionGuizhi shaoyao zhimu decoctionJoint range of motion
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