Mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in treating knee osteoarthritis

M Wang, L Liu, CS Zhang, Z Liao, X Jing… - Journal of pain …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative disease, making a unique contribution to
chronic pain, edema, and limited mobility of knee joint. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) …

[Retracted] Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials with Meta‐Analyses and Trial Sequential Analyses

H Tian, L Huang, M Sun, G Xu, J He… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) can cause chronic pain and seriously affect the
quality of patient lives. The continued emergence of high‐quality RCTS requires us to …

Modulation effects of different treatments on periaqueductal gray resting state functional connectivity in knee osteoarthritis knee pain patients

J Zhou, F Zeng, S Cheng, X Dong… - CNS Neuroscience …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The analgesic effect of acupuncture is widely recognized, but the mechanical
characteristics of acupuncture for pain relief, compared to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory …

Moxibustion improves ovary function by suppressing apoptosis events and upregulating antioxidant defenses in natural aging ovary

X Yang, W Wang, Y Zhang, J Wang, F Huang - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Aims Ovarian aging is a natural physiological phenomenon accompanied by follicular
atresia as well as the decline of oocyte quality. Moxibustion is a form of traditional Chinese …

Bugan Rongjin decoction alleviates inflammation and oxidative stress to treat the postmenopausal knee osteoarthritis through Wnt signaling pathway

S Wang, P Ding, X Xia, X Chen, D Mi, S Sheng… - BioMedical Engineering …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Traditional Chinese medicine has been found effective for the therapy
of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). This study was aimed at investigating the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Altered static and dynamic functional brain network in knee osteoarthritis: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study: Static and dynamic …

S Cheng, F Zeng, J Zhou, X Dong, W Yang, T Yin… - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate altered static and dynamic functional network connectivity
(FNC) and its correlation with clinical symptoms in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) …

Altered Brain Functional and Effective Connectivity Induced by Electroacupuncture in Rats Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Transection

HY Lu, JJ Wu, J Shen, XX Xing, XY Hua… - Journal of Pain …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background The chronic pain arising from knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent clinical
manifestation. As a traditional Chinese approach, electroacupuncture (EA) has a positive …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and safety of massage for chronic pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

J Xu, B Wu, S Xie, G Wu, H Zhang, Y Fu, G Guo - Medicine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Chronic pain (CP) is a common and debilitating symptom in patients with knee
osteoarthritis (KOA). Massage has been supported as a non-pharmacological intervention …

Efficacy of tissue-bone homeostasis manipulation on the gait and knee function for the patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Z Zhang, Y Ding, Y Tao, H Xu, Y Zhong, K Yang… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2024 - Springer
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) was characterized by pain and limited joint function, which
seriously affected the quality of life of patients. The vast majority of KOA was closely related …

Effect of acupuncture for patients with knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a double-dummy randomized controlled trial

S Yin, Y Chang, X Yan, X Feng, N Wu - Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery …, 2023 - Springer
Background Acupuncture has been used to relieve chronic pain in patients with knee
osteoarthritis (KOA), but the evidence is contradictory. Therefore, we carefully designed a …