Research Progress of Non-Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee in Chinese Medicine

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Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common degenerative osteoarthropathy, which is clinically characterised by stiffness of the knee joint with pain, swelling, and limitation of activity, with a high incidence rate, more in women than in men, and the main group of patients is the middle-aged and the elderly, which has a serious adverse impact on their physiology and psychology, and also brings a certain degree of negative impact on the quality of life and standard of living. Modern medical treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee mainly adopts oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and surgical treatment, which is a single therapy with greater side effects and trauma. In contrast, Chinese medicine has a unique advantage in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee, with acupuncture and moxibustion, cupping, acupressure, traditional Chinese medicine, external application of traditional Chinese medicine and other therapeutic methods, which is simple and inexpensive. Therefore, by reviewing a large amount of literature at home and abroad, the author reviewed the clinical status of non-surgical treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee with Chinese medicine in recent years.