Effect of Acupuncture on Knee Function in Advanced Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Prospective, Non-Randomised Controlled Study
| العنوان: | Effect of Acupuncture on Knee Function in Advanced Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Prospective, Non-Randomised Controlled Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Sarah Vowler, Abhay Tillu, Sumedha Tillu |
| المصدر: | Acupuncture in Medicine. 20:19-21 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2002. |
| سنة النشر: | 2002 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Knee function, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Knee Joint, Pain, Walking, Osteoarthritis, Severity of Illness Index, Statistics, Nonparametric, law.invention, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Randomized controlled trial, law, Severity of illness, Acupuncture, Humans, Medicine, Acupuncture Analgesia, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Gait, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, business.industry, General Medicine, Osteoarthritis, Knee, medicine.disease, Clinical trial, Treatment Outcome, Complementary and alternative medicine, Physical therapy, Female, Neurology (clinical), business, human activities |
| الوصف: | We report a prospective controlled trial, comparing acupuncture with no treatment, in patients with advanced osteoarthritis of the knee awaiting total knee replacement. Knee function was assessed at the beginning of study and at the end of two months, using four parameters: HSS score, time to walk 50 metres, time to climb 20 steps, and degree of pain. Acupuncture was given at four local points around the knee and at one distal point. The acupuncture group improved in all parameters, whereas the control group deteriorated, a finding that was highly statistically significant (p |
| تدمد: | 1759-9873 0964-5284 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::7a9aa481e8ee6789dd6b8869498eb718 https://doi.org/10.1136/aim.20.1.19 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....7a9aa481e8ee6789dd6b8869498eb718 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 17599873 09645284 |
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