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Analysis of the Efficacy of Four-step Acupuncture and Medicine Therapy for Genual Osteoarthritis

Chen Li-hu

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Objective To investigate the efficacy of four-step acupuncture and medicine therapy for treatment of genual osteoarthritis.Methods Two hundred and sixty patients with genual osteoarthritis were randomly divided into treatment and control groups.The treatment group received four-step acupuncture and medicine therapy and the control group was treated with LK-D sixfold multi-functional therapeutic instrument plus oral administration of Fenbid.Results In the treatment group,the cure and marked effectiveness rate was 58% and the total efficacy rate was 93.6%.The overal effect was significantly better in the treatment group than in the control group (χ 2=18.538,P0.005).Conclusion Four-step acupuncture and medicine therapy has a good effect on genual osteoarthritis.

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Key concepts: Acupuncture, Medicine, Osteoarthritis, Clinical efficacy, Acupuncture therapy, Treatment and control groups, Therapeutic effect, Physical therapy