Distal Acupoints Outperform Proximal Acupoints in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Wan-Zhen YuChin-Ming HuangHui-Ping NgYu-Chen Lee

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2021)

Distal acupoints provide better pain relief and improve ROM than proximal acupoints in treating knee osteoarthritis. Significant changes in spectral energy were observed in the left cun, guan, and chi pulses, indicating pain relief and blood flow improvement after acupuncture.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
blood flow
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
minimally invasive
optical coherence tomography
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
postoperative pain
dual energy