Progress of Moxibustion for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis
Author(s): XU Chun-wei, MIN Li-shi, HUANG Xiao-gang
Pages: 76-78
Year: 2014 Issue: 11
Journal: Journal of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Keyword: Knee osteoarthritis; Moxibustion; Moxibustion therapy; Quantitative moxibustion;
Abstract: Knee osteoarthritis is a clinically common disease and also a frequently occurring disease.There is a lack of effective treatment.This paper summarizes the experimental and clinical research literature about the effect of moxibustion on treating knee osteoarthritis in recent years.The traditional moxibustion therapy is effec-tive in the treatment of this disease through a variety of mechanisms and a variety of moxibustion ,which has a u-nique value in the community prevention and treatment of knee osteoarthritis.In order to be more effective for u-sing moxibustion,we need to design more clinical trials to clarify the moxibustion,quantity problems and so on.
Pages: 76-78
Year: 2014 Issue: 11
Journal: Journal of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Keyword: Knee osteoarthritis; Moxibustion; Moxibustion therapy; Quantitative moxibustion;
Abstract: Knee osteoarthritis is a clinically common disease and also a frequently occurring disease.There is a lack of effective treatment.This paper summarizes the experimental and clinical research literature about the effect of moxibustion on treating knee osteoarthritis in recent years.The traditional moxibustion therapy is effec-tive in the treatment of this disease through a variety of mechanisms and a variety of moxibustion ,which has a u-nique value in the community prevention and treatment of knee osteoarthritis.In order to be more effective for u-sing moxibustion,we need to design more clinical trials to clarify the moxibustion,quantity problems and so on.
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