Clinical effect of acupuncture therapy combined with exercise therapy in the treatment of knee arthralgia
Objective To explore the clinical effect of acupuncture therapy combined with exercise therapy in the treatment of knee arthralgia,and the influence on the patient's knee joint motion and pain degree.Methods A total of 80 patients with knee arthralgia treated in Pingxiang People's Hospital from May 2022 to May 2023 were selected as the research objects.The patients were divided into the treatment group and the control group by random number table method,with 40 cases in each group.The control group was treated with acupuncture therapy,and the treatment group was treated with exercise ther-apy on the basis of the control group.Knee joint motion,visual analogue scale(VAS)score at maximum knee joint motion and clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups before and after two courses of treatment.Results Before treat-ment,there were no significant differences in internal rotation,external rotation,flexion and extension of knee joint and VAS scores between the two groups(P>0.05).After two courses of treatment,the internal rotation,external rotation and flexion and extension of the knee joint in two groups were higher than those before treatment,and the VAS scores in two groups were lower than those before treatment,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).After two courses of treatment,the internal rotation,external rotation and flexion and extension of the knee joint in the treatment group were higher than that in the control group,and the VAS score was lower than that in the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The total therapeutic effect of the treatment group was better than that of the control group,and the total effective rate was higher than that of the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture therapy combined with exercise therapy can significantly improve the joint motion of knee arthralgia patients,reduce the de-gree of knee joint pain,the therapeutic effect is satisfactory,and it is worthy of recommendation and application in the treat-ment of knee arthralgia patients.