Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Warm needle group:Perform warm needle and leave the needle for about 30 minutes.
Tai chi group:The Tai chi instructor led the KOA patient to practice eight Tai chi movements
Warm needle combined with Tai chi group:Perform warm acupuncture + Tai Chi training
Sponsors
Third People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. KOA patients who met the above diagnostic criteria; 2. Age 40-75 years old; 3. Those who signed the informed consent and were willing to adhere to the whole treatment process; 4. In the treatment and 1 month before were not taking hormone drugs; 5. Visual analogue scale (VAS) score =3.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Combined with contusion or other trauma; 2. X-ray films showed that the joint space was significantly narrow, a large number of osteophytes formed, or bone bridge formed between the joints. 3. Severe deformity of lower limb joint, redness, swelling and severe heat pain; 4. Ever had surgery or arthroscopic treatment; 5. Patients who had received local or systemic treatment with immunosuppressive agents and adrenocortical hormones 4 weeks before the trial, and pregnant or lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analogue scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| KOOS rating scale;SF - 36 scale;TCM symptom rating scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaoling Wang
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed