title: [Observation on the therapeutic effect of painless festering moxibustion on knee osteoarthritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of painless festering moxibustion on knee osteoarthritis and to probe into a new therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-four cases of knee osteoarthritis were treated with painless festering moxibustion at the best moxibustion part close to the knee joint. The internationally acknowledged knee joint function rating scale (percentage method) including such indexes as pain, walking, joint flexion mobility, instability, engorgement, stair activity and twist-locking before and after treatment was used for assessment of the therapeutic effect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten cases were cured, 14 cases were markedly effective, 9 cases were effective and 1 cases was ineffective, with a total effective rate of 97.060%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Painless festering moxibustion has an obvious therapeutic effect on knee osteoarthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi TCM College, Nanchang 330006, China. fuyong501@sina.com
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ming-fei
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Ri-xin
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hai-feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000628:therapy*