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[ Clinical study of treating knee osteoarthritis ( Bi syndrome of knee ) by massage combined Chinese materia medica footbath fumigation and washing ] . OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical efficacy of treating knee osteoarthritis ( KOA , Bi syndrome of knee ) by massage combined Chinese materia medica ( CMM ) footbath fumigation and washing , and to observe the changes of the Lysholm knee score ( LKSS ) . METHODS Totally 61 patients with grade I to III KOA were randomly assigned to two groups , the treatment group and the control group . Patients in the treatment group were treated with massage combined CMM footbath fumigation and washing , while those in the control group were treated with oral administration of meloxicam . They were treated for 20 days ( times ) . The LKSS was assessed before treatment , 10 days of treatment , by the end of the treatment , and 1 month after treatment . RESULTS ( 1 ) The therapeutic efficacy in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group ( P < 0.05 ) . Thirteen cases were clinically controlled , with 11 markedly effective , 6 effective , and 1 ineffective in the treatment group , while 5 cases were clinically controlled , with 11 markedly effective , 10 effective , and 4 ineffective in the control group . ( 2 ) The LKSS : The post-treatment LKSS was higher than that before treatment in the two groups . The LKSS at 10 days ( times ) of treatment was lower in the treatment group than in the control group , but with no statistical difference ( P > 0.05 ) . The LKSS by the end of the treatment was higher in the treatment group than in the control group ( P < 0.05 ) . ( 3 ) The case number of patients in need of receiving the treatment again within 1-month follow-up and the difference between the LKSS at follow-ups and that by the end of the treatment were lower in the treatment group than in the control group ( P < 0.01 ) . CONCLUSION Massage combined CMM footbath fumigation and washing had better clinical efficacy on patients suffering from KOA .
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Intervention_Physical
massage combined Chinese materia medica footbath fumigation and washing
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Intervention_Physical
massage combined Chinese materia medica ( CMM ) footbath fumigation and washing
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Intervention_Physical
massage combined CMM footbath fumigation and washing
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Intervention_Physical
oral administration of
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Intervention_Pharmacological
meloxicam
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Intervention_Physical
Massage combined CMM footbath fumigation and washing
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Outcome_Physical
knee osteoarthritis
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Outcome_Physical
Lysholm knee score ( LKSS ) .
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Outcome_Physical
LKSS
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Outcome_Other
therapeutic efficacy
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Outcome_Physical
LKSS
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Outcome_Physical
LKSS
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Outcome_Physical
LKSS
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Outcome_Physical
LKSS
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Outcome_Physical
LKSS
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Outcome_Other
clinical efficacy
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Participant_Condition
knee osteoarthritis ( KOA , Bi syndrome of knee )
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Participant_Sample-size
61
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Participant_Condition
grade I to III KOA