Clinical efficacy evaluation on electroacupuncture for osteoarthritis and observation on biomechanical indexes

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture for knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Method Forty KOA cases were randomized into an electroacupuncture and a tuina group (20 cases in each group) by their visit order. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated by the WOMAC osteoarthritis index...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2009-10, Vol.7 (5), p.261-264
Main Authors: Ku, Xiu-juan, Jiang, Shu-yun, Chu, Li-xi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Arthritis
Electroacupuncture
Gait
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Osteoarthritis
Special Topic for 973 Program
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Summary:Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture for knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Method Forty KOA cases were randomized into an electroacupuncture and a tuina group (20 cases in each group) by their visit order. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated by the WOMAC osteoarthritis index obtained prior to the treatment, and 2 or 4 weeks afterwards. In addition, the gait prior to the treatment and afterwards were tested by a gait analyzer. Results The WOMAC scale revealed that after 4 weeks of treatment, cases in both groups got significant improvement ( P
ISSN:1672-3597
1993-0399
DOI:10.1007/s11726-009-0261-y