Acupuncture combined with cinesiotherapy cupping for knee osteoarthritis with qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Zhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 39; no. 5; p. 462
• Main Authors: Qiu, Jian-Qing, Liu, Shu-Ru, Lin, Qian-Lin, Li, Ming-Jing, Zhuang, Jing-Xiang, Wu, Guang-Wen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 12.05.2019
• Subjects: Acupuncture Therapy; Humans; Knee Joint; Osteoarthritis, Knee - therapy; Qi; Treatment Outcome; acupuncture; randomized controlled trial (RCT); cinesiotherapy; cupping; knee osteoarthritis (KOA)
• ISSN: 0255-2930
• DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.002

To compare the clinical efficacy between acupuncture combined with cinesiotherapy cupping and acupuncture combined with conventional cupping for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) with stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, and to seek a better solution for KOA. A total of 78 patients of KOA with stagnation and blood stasis syndrome were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 39 cases in each group (3 cases in the observation group and 2 cases in the control group lost contact). Both groups were treated with acupuncture at Neixiyan (EX-LE 4), Dubi (ST 35), Xuehai (SP 10), Liangqiu (ST 34), Heding (EX-LE 2), Zusanli (ST 36), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Yanglingquan (GB 34) and Xuanzhong (GB 39). Based on the acupuncture treatment, the control group was treated with conventional cupping. The No. 4 cupping glass was used for Xuehai (SP 10), Liangqiu (ST 34) and Fengshi (GB 31), while the No. 3 cupping glass was used for Yinlingquan (SP 9), while the cupping with appropriate size was used for points; the c