Clinical Observation of Herbal Fumigation in Knee Osteoarthritis

Objective: To evaluate the clinical curative effect of the herbal fumigation on knee osteoarthritis(KOA).Methods: 60 patients were divided randomly into the conventional treatment group(non-fumigation group) and the herbal fumigation treatment group(fumigation group).Besides that western routine therapies were used in 2 groups,the fumigation group was added the herbal fumigation treatment.The clinical effect of 2 groups were evaluated in 2 groups.Results: The total effective rate of the fumigation group was higher than that of the non-fumigation group.Improvements in the fumigation group were significantly better than those in the non-fumigation group such as the rest pain,the motion pain,the break tenderness in knee joint,the joint mobility,the morning stiffness and the ability to walk.Conclusion: The herbal fumigation can obviously alleviate knee osteoarthritis symptoms and improve the knee function.