Clinical Study on Traditional Chinese Medicine Bone-Setting Manipulation Combined with Xikang Huoxue Tongluo Poultice in the Treatmengt of Knee Osteoarthritis
ZHANG Ruoyu
LI Haoxu
TIAN Maobing
Abstract：Objective To observe the clinical application efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine bone-setting manipulation combined with xikang huoxue tongluo poultice in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis(KOA)and its effect on joint function.Methods One hundred and twenty KOA patients admitted to Zunyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2023 to December 2024 were collected and divided into a control group(n=60)and an experimental group(n=60)randomly.The control group received bone-setting manipulation,while the experimental group received additional external application of xikang huoxue tongluo poultice based on the control group.Both groups were treated for 4 weeks and the improvement of Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome scores,the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index(WOMAC),and inflammatory factors(C-reactive protein,interleukin-1β,interleukin-6,tumor necrosis factor-α,matrix metalloproteinase-3,cartilage oligomeric matrix protein)before and after treatment were compared between the two groups.Results After treatment,the Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome scores,WOMAC,and levels of various inflammatory factors in both groups decreased compared to before treatment,and all indicators in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion The combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine bone-setting manipulation and xikang huoxue tongluo poultice shows significant efficacy in the treatment of KOA,and could effectively improve joint function and reduce inflammatory response.
Keywords：Knee OsteoarthritisTraditional Chinese Medicine Bone-Setting ManipulationXikang Huoxue Tongluo PoulticeJoint Function
Publication Date：2026-02-15
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-26(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 25-28,32 )