Research Progress in Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a disease characterized by degeneration, destruction and bone hyperplasia of knee cartilage, which has gradually become a tough clinical disease in orthopedics because of its high incidence, long treatment time and high disability rate. At present, the clinical treatment of KOA is mainly based on surgery, drug therapy and modern rehabilitation training. Acupuncture (milli needle, electroacupuncture, acupuncture, etc.), moxibustion, massage and traditional exercise therapy (Tai Chi, Baduanjin, etc.) TCM rehabilitation techniques for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis have the characteristics of high safety and definite efficacy. This paper reviews the treatment of KOA and its research progress with traditional Chinese medicine, with the aim of expounding the treatment concept of traditional Chinese medicine, popularizing the treatment technology of traditional Chinese medicine, and providing reference for the prevention and treatment of KOA.