ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021
Clinical Study of Acupotomy for Knee Osteoarthritis Based on the Meridian-Sinew Theory: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
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- Electroacupuncture improves articular microcirculation and attenuates cartilage hypoxia in a male rabbit model of knee osteoarthritis.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2024Article
- Effects of meridian sinew tuina after identifying the treatment area under ultrasound localization combined with greater and third occipital nerve injections in cervicogenic headache: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Effective Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Using a Nano-Enabled Drug Acupuncture Technology in Mice.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and Safety of Acupotomy Treatment on Shoulder Pain: 25 Multicenter Retrospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Therapeutic Effect of Acupotomy at Sanheyang for Cartilage Collagen Damage in Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Rabbit Model.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Article
- Acupotomy combined with intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study was performed to compare the effectiveness of acupotomy based on the meridian-sinew theory with acupotomy based on the anatomical theory in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). A total of 124 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized into the meridian-sinew (MS) group (63 patients) and anatomy group (61 patients). In the MS group, acupotomy based on the meridian-sinew theory was performed. In the anatomy group, acupotomy based on anatomy was applied. Patients were subgrouped by TCM Constitutions. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index and visual analog scale (VAS) were used to evaluate treatment effectiveness. The results showed that VAS (
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