Case of eye acupuncture combined with body acupuncture in treatment of knee arthritis

Publication date: December 2016 Source:World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion, Volume 26, Issue 4 Author(s): Fu-qiang MA, Zong-bao YANG, Ya-dong WANG, Jiao-long CHEN, Hong WANG The patient was diagnosed as knee osteoarthritis. She was treated with eye acupuncture at both kidneys, bladder, and lower jiao combined with body acupuncture bilateral Xīyăn ( EX-LE 5), Yánglíngquán ( GB 34), Yīnlíngquán ( SP 9), Zúsānlľ ( ST 36) and Hèdľng ( EX-LE 2). The patient was cured after 10 times of treatment and pain was not found during follow-up visit for one month. The combination use of eye acupuncture and body acupuncture in treatment of this case of knee arthritis obtained good efficacy, which is worthy of clinical popularization and application.
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research