Blade needle therapy versus conventional acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated the hypothesis that the efficacy of blade needle therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is superior to that of conventional acupuncture. In addition, the efficacy of blade needle therapy versus conventional acupuncture for the treatment of KOA was analyzed in a meta-analysis.

Methods

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of blade needle therapy and conventional acupuncture for treating KOA were retrieved from the electronic databases CNKL, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library from the commencement of each database to July of 2021. Data were extracted and evaluated by 2 reviewers independently. RevMan 5.3 software was used to conduct the meta-analysis after the studies were evaluated.

Results

A total of

SUBMITTER: Yin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9333476 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature