Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1)Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for knee osteoarthritis and complain of pain and joint movement disorders were observed. (2)History of knee pain in the past 3 months or more. (3)VAS score =3. (4)Age between 40 and 80 years old. (5)Have not received acupuncture and massage treatment in the past 1 month.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Pain caused by infectious malignant and autoimmune diseases of the knee congenital knee deformity and severe knee osteoarthritis.(2) Patients with severe heart liver kidney cerebrovascular and tumor diseases were not considered suitable for participation in this study. (3) Chronically weak severe neurological disorders dementia pregnant or nursing women. (4) Patients with bleeding tendency such as leukemia and thrombocytopenia. (5) Patients with severe or systemic skin diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index-WOMAC; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Kinematic gait analysis;CT Imaging;Range of motion; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University