Clinical Observation of Modified Taohong Siwu Decoction Combined with Warm Acupuncture in Treatment of Knee Synovitis

ZHANG Xiaorong

doi:10.14033/j.cnki.cfmr.2025.05.011

Abstract：Objective:To observe the clinical effect of Modified Taohong Siwu Decoction combined with warm acupuncture in the treatment of knee synovitis.Method:A total of 80 patients with knee synovitis who admitted to Qinghai Red Cross Hospital from March 2022 to March 2023 were selected as the research objects,they were divided into the study group(n=35)and the control group(n=45)according to the random number table method.Two groups were given routine treatment,the control group was treated with warm acupuncture,the study group was treated with Modified Taohong Siwu Decoction on the basis of the control group,the clinical efficacy,traditional Chinese medicine symptom score,inflammatory factors[C-reactive protein(CRP),erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)],improvement of clinical symptoms[visual analogue scale(VAS score),Lysholm scale(Lysholm score),knee joint activity]and adverse reactions were compared between two groups.Result:After treatment,the total effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05);after treatment,the traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores,VAS scores and the levels of CRP,ESR and TNF-α in two groups were decreased,and those in the study group were lower than those in the control group,the Lysholm scores and knee joint activity in two groups were increased,and those in the study group were higher than those in the control group,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion:On the basis of conventional treatment,Modified Taohong Siwu Decoction combined with warm acupuncture in the treatment of knee synovitis can improve the clinical effect,improve the clinical symptoms,improve knee joint function and activity,reduce the joint inflammation stimulation,and has high treatment safety.