Observation on therapeutic effect of blood-letting puncture combined with red-hot needle therapy on knee osteoarthritis

To observe the therapeutic effect of blood-letting puncture combined with red-hot needle therapy on knee osteoarthritis. One hundred and twenty-nine cases were randomly divided into a bloodletting puncture plus red-hot needle therapy group (n=73) and a routine acupuncture group (n=56). The blood let...

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Published inZhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 28; no. 7; p. 493
Main Authors Zeng, Hong-wen, Nie, Bin, Shi, Lin-lin
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.07.2008
Subjects
Acupuncture Therapy - methods
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis, Knee - therapy
Phlebotomy - methods
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Summary:To observe the therapeutic effect of blood-letting puncture combined with red-hot needle therapy on knee osteoarthritis. One hundred and twenty-nine cases were randomly divided into a bloodletting puncture plus red-hot needle therapy group (n=73) and a routine acupuncture group (n=56). The blood letting puncture plus red-hot needle therapy group were treated by blood-letting puncture at Weizhong (BL 40), and red-hot needle pricking Heding (EX-LE 2), Dubi (ST 35), Xiyan (EX-LE 5), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Xuanzhong (GB 39) and Ashi points, twice each week, 4 times constituting one course. The routine acupuncture group were treated by routine acupuncture at the same points as those for red-hot needle pricking, once each day, two weeks constituting one course. After treatment for 2 courses, the joint pain score and the illness serious index were 2.68+/-0.88 and 4.25+/-1.02, and 4.68+/-1.89 and 7.46+/-2. 13 in the two groups, respectively, with very significant differences before and after treatm
ISSN:0255-2930