A clinical study on treating wind-cold-dampness arthritis of knee osteoarthritis by TCM medicine fumigation with the assistance of infrared thermal imaging technology
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of TCM medicine fumigant in the treatment of patients with wind-cold-dampness arthritis of KOA,and to conduct a systematic evaluation of the efficacy by medical infrared thermal imaging device.Methods:According to the random number table method,60 cases of KOA of wind-cold-dampness type were divided into the treatment group and the control group.The control group was treated with Irecoxib tablets.The treatment group was given TCM prescriptions more.After 8 weeks of systemic treatment,Changes in the visual analogue scale(VAS)score of knee pain,Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC)score,high-sensitivity C-reactive protein,erythrocyte sedimentation rate,and skin temperature of meridian points were observed.Results:The VAS score,WOMAC score and inflammatory factor levels in the treatment group and the control group were significantly lower than before treatment(P<0.01),and the VAS score,WOMAC score and inflammatory factor levels in the treatment group were lower than the control group(P<0.01).The average temperature of main acupoints after treatment in the two groups was significantly higher than before treatment(P<0.01),and the average temperature in the treatment group was significantly improved compared with the control group(P<0.01).The cure rate in the treatment group was significantly higher than the control group.The recovery rate in the two groups showed a different(P<0.05).Conclusion:The treatment program of TCM fumigation can improve the symptoms of patients with KOA of wind-cold-dampness type to a certain extent and effectively relieve the pain,and significantly reduce the KOA scorees and improve the infrared skin temperature of the corresponding meridian points.This topic experiments can provide reliable clinical data and research ideas for the promotion and application of clinically appropriate technologies.
Infrared thermal imaging technologyTCM medicine fumigationWind-cold-dampness typeKnee osteoarthritis
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