Drug iontophoresis treatment of knee osteoarthritis clinical study of 80 cases.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 Drug iontophoresis treatment of knee osteoarthritis clinical study of 80 cases [Abstract] Objective To observe the drug iontophoresis treatment of knee osteoarthritis clinical efficacy. Methods randomization in the experimental group and control group 1:1 allocation of treatment group herbal medicines iontophoresis treatment, the control group was treated with strong bone and joint pills, externally bonded ???, double-blind double-dummy clinical trial. observation major symptoms, signs, X-ray examination of knee joint effect index. Results The total effective rate, rate control was significantly different from significance (P lt;0.05. Conclusions of drug iontophoresis treatment of knee osteoarthritis can effectively relieve joint pain, morning stiffness, swelling, flexion and extension and other adverse symptoms, compared with the control group, efficacy was significant difference. [Keywords:] herbal treatment of knee osteoarthritis drug iontophoresis 1 Clinical data 1.1 Diagnostic criteria According to the 1995 American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria [1], “lt;TCM new drug clinical research guidance Policy”gt; [2] in the treatment of osteoarthritis standards. Articular functional class: I Class: do various activities, Level II: joint activity limitation, but can engage in normal activities, III class: Activity was limited, can not engage in normal activities, live independently, IV level: in bed or sitting, can not take care of life. progress of the disease stage: early: disease joint pain, palpation, and synovial hypertrophy without feeling a sense of friction, X-ray examination showed bone sclerosis or osteophyte, joint space but still normal, medium-term: There were joint pain, palpation of a friction sensitivity and a sense of synovial hypertrophy, X ray film joint space narrowing and late: There were joint pain, X ray film was joint space narrowing, weight-bearing surface wear or defects. TCM d