Effect of Huoxue Tongbi Powder(活血通痹散)Combined with Penetrating Needling Therapy on Senile Knee Osteoarthritis
Objective To explore the effect of Huoxue Tongbi powder(活血通痹散)combined with penetrating needling thera-py on senile knee osteoarthritis.Methods Eighty elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis admitted to the Third People's Hospital of Sanmenxia from January 2019 to April 2022 were selected,and divided into two groups according to random number table meth-ods,each with 40 cases.Reference group received conventional western medicine combined with penetrating needling therapy,based on this,observation group received Huoxue Tongbi powder.After three courses of treatment,the total efficacy rate,serum in-flammatory factors,Lysholm knee score and visual analogue scale(VAS)score were compared between two groups.Results The total efficacy rate in observation group was notably higher(P＜0.05).After treatment,serum levels of interleukin-6(IL-6),interleukin-8(IL-8)and tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α)were decreased in both groups(P＜0.05),and the three in-flammation factors were remarkably lower in observation group than in reference group(P＜0.05).A reduction was observed in Lysholm knee score and VAS score in both groups after treatment,and observation group scored lower on two scales than reference group,with statistical difference(P＜0.05).Conclusion Application of Huoxue Tongbi powder combined with penetrating nee-dling therapy in the treatment of senile knee osteoarthritis can effectively ameliorate the clinical symptoms and alleviate the pain degree in patients.
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