title: Interference of strength training can obviously increase the effect of moxibustion treatment on patients with knee joints injuries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Observe the effects of Acupoint moxibustion combined with muscle training in treating the patients with knee joints strain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 36 patients with knee joint strains were divided into the experimental group and control group with the method of random number table, each group including 18 cases. The control group was treated with Acupoint moxibustion, while the experimental groups were treated with Acupoint moxibustion combined with muscle training. Before the treatment and after the treatment lasting 12 weeks, the therapy effects and improvement of the knee-joint muscle force for the 2 groups of patients were respectively evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Through the treatment of 12 weeks, the clinical symptoms of control group were evidently improved than prior-treatment , but the improvement effects of the knee-joint muscle force (the peak torques of bend and stretch respectively were (32.8 ± 8.8) N·m and (35.0 ± 11.2) N·m were not significant (P > 0.05); while the clinical symptoms and knee-joint muscle force of experimental group (the peak torques of bend and stretch respectively were (40.3 ± 9.3) N·m and (42.3 ± 10.6) N·m were evidently improved than prior-treatment, and the improvement range was also evidently better than the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Acupoint moxibustion combined with muscle force training had synergistic effects in treating the patients with elderly knee-joint strain, could further relieve the pain on knee joints, and improve the joint' s movement, such therapy was worthy to promote and apply in clinic.
authors.affiliation: The Lab of Human Body Science, Henan Polytechnic University Jiaozuo 454000, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Dong
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: The Lab of Human Body Science, Henan Polytechnic University Jiaozuo 454000, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: The Lab of Human Body Science, Henan Polytechnic University Jiaozuo 454000, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Zheng-Long
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: The Center of Physical Health, Henan Polytechnic University Jiaozuo 454000, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Qing-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: The Center of Physical Health, Henan Polytechnic University Jiaozuo 454000, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Li-Yan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: The Center of Physical Health, Henan Polytechnic University Jiaozuo 454000, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Strain; combination therapy; knee joint; moxibustion; muscle training