Abstract

Purposes: To observe the clinical efficacy of warm acupuncture in the treatment of knee synovitis. Methods: A total of 42 patients with traumatic synovitis of the knee joint were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group, 21 cases in each group. The control group was treated with common acupuncture combined with TDP local irradiation, and the treatment group was treated with moxa cone wen acupuncture on the basis of common acupuncture. Results: Control group effectiveness: 90.5%, treatment group efficiency is 95.2%, between the two groups there is a comparative significant difference (p<0.05), treatment group pain score improvement and joint activity improvement is superior to the control team, with statistical significance (p <.05). Conclusion: The treatment of joint synovitis by warm acupuncture in control group and treatment group was more effective in alleviating knee pain and improving functional activities than acupuncture alone.

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