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http://dx.doi.org/10.14406/acu.2013.30.1.064

Comparison of Warm-Needling and Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial  

Min, Woong-Ki (Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Centre, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University)
Yeo, Sujung (Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Centre, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Ee-Hwa (Department of Acupoint & Meridian, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University)
Song, Ho Sueb (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University)
Koo, Sungtae (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Lee, Jae-Dong (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Lim, Sabina (Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Centre, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University)
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture / v.30, no.1, 2013 , pp. 64-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate whether warm-needling is more effective than acupuncture in relieving the pain and improving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis(OA). Methods : 76 volunteers with knee OA participated in the study. The subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group received warm-needling(n=38), while the other group received acupuncture(n=38). Sixteen sessions of warm-needling or acupuncture were conducted on the pain region of each problematic knee over a period of 8 weeks. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index(WOMAC) scores, physical health score based on the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey(SF-36) and the Global Assessment(PGA) was measured. Results : Compared to the acupuncture group, the warm-needling group showed a significant decrease in pain, function, and total WOMAC scores according to the Mann-Whitney U-test. The PGA scores of the warm-needling group also showed a significant improvement compared to the acupuncture group. Conclusions : Warm-needling showed a greater pain relief effect on knee OA compared to the acupuncture group. These findings suggest that warm-needling may be a promising alternative therapy for treating knee OA.
Keywords
warm-needling; acupuncture; arthritis; WOMAC; SF-36; patient global assessment;
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