Application Effects of Midnight-Noon Ebb-Flow Timing Acupuncture Combined with Baduanjin Exercise in Patients with Knee Arthritis
Objective To explore the effect of midnight-noon ebb-flow acupuncture combined with Baduanjin exercise on the rehabilitation of patients with knee arthritis.Methods A total of 122 patients with knee arthritis treated in Xinmi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from June 2020 to June 2022 were included and divided into study group and control group by random envelope method,with 61 cases in each group.Both groups received basic treatment.The control group was given Baduanjin exercise intervention,and the study group was given midnight-noon ebb-flow acupuncture combined with Baduanjin exercise intervention.All patients were intervened for 4 weeks.The clinical efficacy,knee function,inflammation index and lower limb muscle content were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the study group(93.44％)was higher than that(80.33％)of the control group(P＜0.05).After 4 weeks of treatment,the pain,stiffness and daily activity scores of both groups were reduced,and the study group was lower than the control group(P＜0.05).After 4 weeks of treatment,the levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α in the synovial fluid of the two groups decreased,and those in the study group were lower than the control group(P＜0.05).After 4 weeks of treatment,the muscle content of the left and right legs in both groups increased,and the study group was higher than the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion The application of midnight-noon ebb-flow timing acupuncture combined with Baduanjin exercise in the rehabilitation treatment of patients with knee joint can improve the knee joint function,reduce the level of inflammatory factors,improve the muscle strength of lower limbs and clinical efficacy.
knee arthritisthe theory of meridian streamacupunctureBaduanjinknee joint function
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