title: Observation of the clinical effects of iontophoresis of a chinese drug in the treatment of degenerative osteoarthropathy.
abstract: Degenerative osteoarthropathy, a kind of arthrosis induced by various factors, mainly affects articular cartilage and causes syndesmophyte formation. Its morbidity increases year by year, tending to occur more among young people than previously. This paper mainly discusses the clinical effects of iontophoresis of the Chinese drug in treating degenerative osteoarthropathy. A total of 296 cases of degenerative osteoarthropathy were randomly divided into two groups (of both genders): the iontophoresis group: the joint was treated with iontophoresis of the Chinese drug and a medium frequency electrotherapy instrument; the frequency electrotherapy group: the joint was treated only by medium frequency electrotherapy. The two groups were both treated for 30 min once a day, for a total of 4 weeks. The results of the study showed that, the total effective rate in the medium frequency electrotherapy group was 74.3%, the iontophoresis group was 93.2%, indicating the curative effect of iontophoresis of the Chinese medicine. The above finding indicates that, iontophoresis has a good clinical effect in the treatment of osteoarthropathy and deserves to be promoted and applied.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China.
authors: X L
authors: XL
authors: Geng
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China.
authors: X H
authors: XH
authors: Sun
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China.
authors: L B
authors: LB
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China.
authors: Q D
authors: QD
authors: Liang
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007478:Iontophoresis / Q000379:methods*; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal