Small acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee

  Osteoarthritis of the knee, also known as age-related knee arthritis, degenerative knee arthritis, proliferative knee arthritis, osteoarthritis of the knee (0A) is a common orthopedic disease characterized by recurrent joint swelling, pain and restricted movement. “tendon injury” category. The incidence of osteoarthritis (OA) in China is 3%. China has entered an aging society, so the incidence of senile 0A is also gradually increasing. Clinical treatment of the disease is mainly non-surgical and surgical, non-surgical treatment commonly include drugs, external application, physical therapy, acupuncture, acupuncture treatment, etc..  Acupuncture treatment is carried out under local anesthesia and is mostly painless. For the first time, the pressure point slightly below the medial knee gap is chosen; for the second time, the pressure point slightly above the lateral and lateral knee gaps is chosen; for the third time, depending on the physical examination, the medial patellofemoral gap is chosen for obvious patellofemoral adhesions, and the medial and lateral knee eyes are chosen for obvious tibiofemoral adhesions, and the bone surface is cut, stripped, and loosened while the needle knife is used to drill a hole in the bone surface in the loosened area, which is about 3-4 cm deep to the cancellous bone. Each time, 3-4 holes are made in the bone surface, with different directions, in order to fully release the pressure in the bone, and let it bleed naturally for 1-2 minutes after the needle is removed, so as to reduce the pressure in the bone. It is not advisable to repeat the same area for several consecutive needle treatments.  This is a minimally invasive surgery, without sutures, the wound can be healed in three days, compared with the various surgeries in Western medicine is much safer and less expensive, from the current observation, the efficiency of more than 96%, most of the treatment within 2-4 times. A few patients with severe disease are treated for a little longer. Conservative treatment is ineffective and patients who cannot do joint surgery do not try.