International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective: To explore the clinical effect of Zhenwu Tang combined with acupoint application in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with spleen kidney yang deficiency. Method: 80 patients with knee osteoarthritis of spleen kidney yang deficiency type admitted to our hospital from January 2022 to January 2023 were selected and divided into a control group and an observation group according to a random number table grouping method. Both groups had 40 cases. The control group was treated with acupoint application method, while the observation group was treated with Jingfang Zhenwu Tang combined with acupoint application. The therapeutic effect, TCM syndrome score, hemorheology indicators, inflammatory factors and satisfaction were compared. Result: The treatment effect of the observation group patients was significant, and their satisfaction was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05); There was no significant difference in TCM syndrome score, hemorheology index and inflammatory factor level between the two groups before treatment, but the observation group was better than the control group after treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion: The application of Jingfang Zhenwu Tang combined with acupoint application in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with spleen kidney yang deficiency has a significant effect and is worth promoting and implementing.

Classic Recipe Zhenwu Tang; Acupoint application; Spleen and kidney yang deficiency type; Knee osteoarthritis; clinical observation