Effects of Warm Acupuncture Combined with Meloxicam and Comprehensive Nursing on Pain Improvement and Joint Function in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 2
Comparison of knee function scores between the three groups before and after treatment.
Group
Treatment time
Pain
Mobility
Stability
Walking ability
Ability to walk up and down stairs
CG
BT
78.33 ± 6.41
50.74 ± 5.61
50.93 ± 3.53
59.52 ± 6.12
50.30 ± 3.01
AT
68.96 ± 6.38
63.30 ± 5.37
58.67 ± 5.34
67.22 ± 7.52
62.93 ± 6.37
TCMG
BT
78.30 ± 6.16
51.37 ± 5.79
50.85 ± 3.47
57.74 ± 6.58
51.37 ± 3.35
AT
65.89 ± 6.30
66.81 ± 5.94
61.67 ± 5.34
71.37 ± 6.84
65.70 ± 6.37
JG
BT
77.33 ± 6.57
50.44 ± 5.47
51.00 ± 3.57
61.26 ± 6.42
51.30 ± 3.61
AT
55.89 ± 6.44
74.89 ± 5.51
70.59 ± 7.88
79.19 ± 7.47
69.93 ± 7.20
t0
1.781
2.284
2.066
2.121
1.602
P0
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
t1
7.496
7.831
6.512
5.865
3.783
P1
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
t2
5.769
5.181
4.874
4.008
2.283
P2
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
Note. BT: before treatment; AT: after treatment; T0, P0: the comparison between the CG and the TCMG after treatment; T1, P1: the comparison between the CG and the JG after treatment. T2, P2: the comparison between the TCMG and the JG after treatment.
