经筋针刺联合理筋疗法对膝骨性关节炎的临床应用研究

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide a summary of the clinical application of meridian acupuncture combined with tendon therapy for knee osteoarthritis, guided by the principles of meridian tendon theory. Additionally, this paper seeks to elucidate the clinical efficacy of this combined approach in treating knee osteoarthritis and to establish a foundation for the clinical application of meridian theory in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. To achieve these goals, the author conducted a thorough review of relevant literature on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with acupuncture based on meridian theory, using online data knowledge service platforms such as ‘China Knowledge Network’ and ‘Wanfang’. Keywords such as “meridian”, “acupuncture”, and “meridian tui na” were used to organize and study the relevant literature and compile the current research and relevant results on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis using acupuncture and meridian theory. Furthermore, the current status of research and relevant research results on the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee based on the theory of meridian tendon were compiled. I found that the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis, a common clinical tendon disease, is closely related to the injury of the tendons in the acupuncture system of Chinese medicine. I concluded that knee osteoarthritis can be effectively treated by acupuncture at the focal points of the tendons, based on the effectiveness of acupuncture and tui-na therapy on osteoarthritis of the knee under the guidance of meridian tendon theory. I proposed the optimal treatment plan of “tendon first and then acupuncture”, as combining the two therapies can further improve the therapeutic effect of meridian tendon therapy on osteoarthritis of the knee. The preliminary results of the study showed that the core of knee osteoarthritis is the damage to the meridian tendons. Therefore, the treatment should focus on the release of the local damaged meridian tendon tissue pathological pressure through the meridian tendon massage and tendon manipulation, followed by the use of meridian tendon acupuncture to regulate the meridian tendons. The synergistic effect of the two therapies can restore the structural function of the knee joint, thus providing an optimal clinical treatment plan for the clinical treatment of knee osteoarthritis from the meridian tendon theory.