Clinical observation of fire-needle therapy plus tuina for senile knee osteoarthritis

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-jun Zhao
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanjie Gao ◽  
Lu Liu ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Jing Guo ◽  
Huilin Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a common clinical chronic degenerative disease associated with high morbidity and long-term disability. Previous studies have confirmed the efficacy of acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis. Fire needle acupuncture is a combination of heat and acupuncture, which may be more effective than the commonly used filiform needle acupuncture. This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fire needle acupuncture compared to filiform needle acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis patients. Methods and analysis: A total of 100 participants will be randomly assigned to two different groups. Participants will receive fire-needle acupuncture treatment in the fire needle group, while participants in the filiform needle group will be treated with a filiform needle at the same acupuncture points as the fire needle group. All participants will receive a 6-weeks of treatment (2 times per week). The primary outcome is the change of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, and the secondary outcomes include the change of the Visual Analogue Scale, and 12-item Short Form Health Survey from baseline to endpoint. Ethics and dissemination: Ethical approval of this study was granted by the Research Ethical Committee of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University (2018SB-066). Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Outcomes of the trial will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications. Trial registration number: ChiCTR1800019579


2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-148
Author(s):  
Chang She ◽  
Huan Zhong ◽  
Mai-lan Liu ◽  
Mi Liu ◽  
Jian Xiong ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 396-402
Author(s):  
Jia-yan Ding ◽  
Zi-yong Ju ◽  
Yi-jun Zhu ◽  
Xu Jiang ◽  
Yue-hua Wang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengya Huang ◽  
Lei Tang ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Hongjie Cai ◽  
Li Li ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yidan Wang ◽  
Xiaohua Xie ◽  
Xiaoyue Zhu ◽  
Minjie Chu ◽  
Yihua Lu ◽  
...  

Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of fire-needle moxibustion as an intervention in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Methods. An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on fire-needle moxibustion in treating KOA was conducted by searching PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Wanfang database, and the Chinese Medical Database (CNKI) since their inception through March 2016. The meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3.Results. Thirteen RCTs were identified in the systematic study which consisted of 1179 participants. Fire-needle moxibustion treatment group had a statistical significance on recovery rate as well as recovery and marked-improvement rate compared with control group. Subgroup analysis indicated that there was significant difference between fire-needle moxibustion group and control group. However, GRADE analysis indicated that the quality of evidence for all outcomes was relatively low. Only two of 13 studies reported adverse reactions (difficulty in movement and intolerance of cold).Conclusion. This meta-analysis suggests that fire-needle moxibustion is more effective than control group in symptom management of KOA. Further high quality trials should be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of fire-needle moxibustion on KOA.


2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-218
Author(s):  
Xiao-yu Liu ◽  
Xue-yu Jiang ◽  
Wei Xie ◽  
Sen Yan ◽  
Zhi-li Liu ◽  
...  

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