OA09.02. Observation on effects of 10.6µm laser moxibustion in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind, randomized, controlled study
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Methods 172 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into real and sham laser moxibustion groups, with 10.6μm laser moxibustion and sham laser moxibustion treatment on ST-35 respectively. Patients in both groups received 20 minutes of treatment, thrice a week and 4 weeks in total. Effects of treatment were assessed mainly by changes in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC VA 3.1) before, in the middle (after 2 weeks), at the end (after 4 weeks) and 4 weeks after the end of the treatment. Completion time of 50 yards walking was evaluated as a secondary measurement.
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