Effect of acupuncture on the pain management of Osteo arthritis of knee
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese Medicine commonly used for pain relief and it effectively helpful in the Musculoskeletal problems including low back pain, shoulder stiffness and knee pain. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Acupuncture in the pain management of osteoarthritis of knee.10 patients with complaints of knee pain attending the Narayana Yoga and Naturopathy Hospital, Nellore are recruited into the study. Acupuncture treatment was done for a period of 20 sittings. Before and after the 20th sitting of Acupuncture, the pain intensity in the subjects is assessed by a Visual Analaog Scale. Acupuncture is proved to be effective method to relieve the pain in Osteoarthritis patients.
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Vungarala Satyanand
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