title: [Acupuncture treatment of knee arthrosis. A long-term study].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine acupuncture treatment of patients with osteoarthrosis of the knee. Twenty-nine patients with a total of 42 osteoarthritic knees were randomized to two groups. Group A was treated while group B served as a no treatment control group for nine weeks. Analgesic consumption, pain and objective measurements were registered. In the second part of the study 17 patients (26 knees) continued with treatments once a months. Registrations were continued for a total study period of 49 weeks. Comparing group A with B, there was a significant reduction in pain, analgesic consumption and in most objective measures. In group A + B combined there was an 80% subjective improvement, and a significantly increased range of movement of the knee. Results were significantly better in those who had not been ill for a long time. The second part of the study showed that it was possible to maintain the improvements.
authors.affiliation: Anaestesiafdelingen og ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling, Centralsygehuset i Nykøbing Falster.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: I U
authors.initials: IU
authors.lastname: Juhl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wilbek
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Bülow
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Dreijer
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics
vernacular_title: Akupunkturbehandling til knaeartrose. Et langtidsstudie.