Exploring the Rule of Selecting Acupoints for Acupuncture Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis based on Literature Collection and Analysis

Shichao Yu, Te Keong

2022

Abstract

Use computer search methods to search literature, which meets the inclusion criteria, on Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (RCT) about Acupuncture Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) from the relevant databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Weipa Journal Full-text Database (VIP), Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, PubMed, etc. The date was from January 2005 to January 2020. Import the retrieved and downloaded documents into NoteExpress2 for management, and analyze the selected 569 documents that meet the requirements of acupuncture treatment of KOA, so as to explore the rule of selecting acupoints for clinical acupuncture treatment of KOA based on literature analysis, in order to provide reference and theoretical guidance for optimizing clinical treatment. The selected acupoints to treat KOA with acupuncture are mainly located at and around the knee joint, and are mainly distributed in the Three Yang Meridians of Foot, the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin, and the acupoints outside the meridian (Extra Acupoints). The top 10 acupoints with appearance frequency are mainly distributed in the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin (SP) (3), Extra Acupoints (EX) (3), Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming (ST) (2), Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang (GB) (2), etc. The most frequently used acupoints (the top 10 high-selected acupoints) are: "DuBi (ST35)" (544), "Neixiyan (EXLE4)" (533), “Xuehai (SP10)" (414), "Yanglingquan (GB34)" (392), "Liangqiu (ST34)" (339), "Zusanli (ST36)" (318), "Yinlingquan (SP9)" (285), "Heding (EX-LE2)" (204), "Xiyangguan (GB33)" (84), "Sanyinjiao (SP6)" (63). So, the selection of acupoints for the treatment of KOA with acupuncture, is mainly based on the spleen meridian, stomach meridian, gallbladder meridian, and Extra Acupoints (EX). The characteristics of acupoints selection are selecting local acupoints at and around the knee joint, meanwhile, pays attention to the selection of specific acupoints, of which Wushuxue and Xiahexue are the main points, and Yuanxue, Xixue, and Bahuixue are supplemented. When conduct treatment, the principles of syndrome differentiation, and combining "selecting acupoints of the corresponding meridian" with "selecting local acupoints" should be followed.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Yu S. and Keong T. (2022). Exploring the Rule of Selecting Acupoints for Acupuncture Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis based on Literature Collection and Analysis. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Health Big Data and Intelligent Healthcare - Volume 1: ICHIH, ISBN 978-989-758-596-8, pages 131-137. DOI: 10.5220/0011233600003438

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ichih22,
author={Shichao Yu and Te Keong},
title={Exploring the Rule of Selecting Acupoints for Acupuncture Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis based on Literature Collection and Analysis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Health Big Data and Intelligent Healthcare - Volume 1: ICHIH,},
year={2022},
pages={131-137},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011233600003438},
isbn={978-989-758-596-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Health Big Data and Intelligent Healthcare - Volume 1: ICHIH,
TI - Exploring the Rule of Selecting Acupoints for Acupuncture Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis based on Literature Collection and Analysis
SN - 978-989-758-596-8
AU - Yu S.
AU - Keong T.
PY - 2022
SP - 131
EP - 137
DO - 10.5220/0011233600003438