Open AccessResearch Progress on Acupuncture Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
YueYu Zhang,
Aiqun Song,
Ying Peng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of complementary and alternative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2347-3894
DOI - 10.53043/2347-3894.acam90019
Subject(s) - osteoarthritis , medicine , acupuncture , knee joint , moxibustion , physical therapy , knee pain , degenerative disease , joint disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , disease , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common clinical degenerative disease, which occurs in middle-aged and elderly people. Acupuncture therapy has a significant effect in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, and is gradually accepted by more and more patients. Observing the treatment of knee osteoarthritis by different acupuncture and moxibustion therapies, we can find that acupuncture treatment of knee osteoarthritis has the advantages of relieving knee joint pain, improving knee joint function, absorbing knee joint inflammation, and promoting the recovery of damaged soft tissue. The treatment of osteoarthritis provides a more effective treatment plan.