Clinical effect of warm needle penetration in treating knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: Our aim was to explore the clinical effect of warm needle penetration in treating knee osteoarthritis. Methods: We randomly divided 118 patients with knee osteoarthritis into the observation group (n=59) and the control group (n=59). The observation group was treated with warm needle penetration combined with western medicine therapy, and the control group was only given western medicine therapy. The clinical effective rate, Visual analogue scale pain score, knee joint score, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index and subjective satisfaction were observed and compared between the two groups. Results: The clinical effective rate, knee joint score and subjective satisfaction rate were higher (all P<0.05), while the Visual analogue scale pain score and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis indices score were lower in the observation group than in the control group (both P<0.05). Conclusion: Warm needle penetration can ameliorate the efficiency of treatment, reduce pain, and improve the range of knee joint motion and subjective satisfaction of patients with knee osteoarthritis.