International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of self five-body massage manipulative therapy technique in the treatment of flexion contracture knee osteoarthritis. Methods: From October 2019 to June 2021, 136 patients with flexion contracture knee osteoarthritis were selected from the communities of Oasis Road Street and Jianguo Road Street in Changji, Xinjiang, of whom 54 were male and 82 were female, with an average age of 58.14±3.05. According to the principle of randomization, 68 patients in the observation group and 68 in the control group. The observation group was treated with self five-body massage technique, while the control group was treated with routine functional exercise, The patients knee extension angle, VAS score and WOMAC score before treatment and at 1 week, 2 weeks and 3 weeks of treatment were recorded and statistically analyzed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the two groups. Results: A total of 129 patients completed the treatment follow-up, and the knee extension angle, VAS score, and WOMAC function table score in the observation group at 1, 2, and 3 weeks of treatment were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Conclusion: Self-five-body massage manipulation technique can improve the clinical symptoms and enhance the living ability of patients with flexion contracture knee osteoarthritis, and has better clinical efficacy.

Knee osteoarthritis; Flexion contracture; Self five-body massage