Therapeutic effect of acupuncture point injection with placental extract in knee osteoarthritis

doi:10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60316-9

Abstract

Objective

This study evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture point injection (API) with placental extract on pain reduction and joint function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods

Fifty-two patients with knee OA, with an average age of 64, and having a symptom duration of more than 3 months were studied in this report. Placental extract was injected weekly into acupuncture point ST35, BL23, BL24 and BL25 for 5 weeks; 8 mL of placental extract into ST35 on the affected side, and 1 mL of placental extract to BL23, BL24 and BL25 bilaterally.

Results

After a five-week treatment of API with placental extract, pain was substantially decreased in patients of all Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grades. Improvement of knee joint swelling was also apparent. Decrease of pain and joint swelling improved daily working productive time among patients of all KL grades.

Conclusion

Study results imply that API with placental extract is a potentially useful therapy to control pain and maintain joint functions in knee OA patients.

Key words: Osteoarthritis, Knee, Acupuncture point injection, Placental extracts, Pain, Swelling, Productive time

Kyeong Mee Park, Tae Hwan Cho. Therapeutic effect of acupuncture point injection with placental extract in knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2017, 15(2): 135-141.

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