13. The efficacy of treating knee arthritis with traditional medicine in conjunction with movement exercises
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Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in middle-aged and elderly people. Treatment of knee joint degeneration by traditional medicine combined with exercise and rehabilitation methods is increasingly popular. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of improving knee joint movement of the remedy "doc hoat tang ky sinh" combined with electro-acupuncture and motor exercises in treating patients with knee joint degeneration. Sixty patients diagnosed with knee joint degeneration according to EULAR-2009 criteria, were divided into 2 groups: study group: treatment with “doc hoat tang ky sinh”, electro-acupuncture combined with motor exercises and control grouptreatment with “doc hoat tang ky sinh” and electro-acupuncture. The results showed the patients in study group had better improvement of knee joint movement than ones in control group, which shown in the improvement of folding extensor of the knee joint, heel-buttock index and WOMAC score. The spectrum of knee joint movement after treatment improved significantly in both groups (p < 0.05)
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Osteoarthritis, electro-acupuncture, “doc hoat ky sinh thang”, movement exercises
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