[Clinical observation on electroacupuncture combined with massage for treatment of knee osteoarthritis complicated by gonarthromeningitis].
OBJECTIVE
To observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion combined with massage on gonarthromeningitis complicated with knee osteoarthritis of Bengalese.


METHODS
Acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture was given at Heding (Ex-LE2), Nei- and Wai-Xiyan (Ex-LE4, Ex-LE5) and others. and massage was given around the knee joints to treat 51 Bengalese patients of gonarthromeningitis complicated by knee osteoarthritis for one course (10 sessions of treatment).


RESULTS
Seventeen cases were markedly-effective, 25 were effective, and 9 were ineffective, with a total effective rate of 82.4%.


CONCLUSIONS
Chinese traditional acupuncture, moxibustion and massage have satisfactory therapeutic effect on gonarthromeningitis complicated by knee osteoarthritis of Bengalese.
Wang
Tong
T
Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, China Academy of TCM, Beijing 100700, China. wangtong7@163.com
Wei
Li-xin
LX
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage; D009071:Moxibustion; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000628:therapy