Therapeutic effect of acupuncture point injection with placental extract in knee osteoarthritis.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

This study evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture point injection (API) with placental extract on pain reduction and joint function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

METHODS:

Fifty-two patients with knee OA, with an average age of 64, and having a symptom duration of more than 3 months were studied in this report. Placental extract was injected weekly into acupuncture point ST35, BL23, BL24 and BL25 for 5 weeks; 8 mL of placental extract into ST35 on the affected side, and 1 mL of placental extract to BL23, BL24 and BL25 bilaterally.

RESULTS:

After a five-week treatment of API with placental extract, pain was substantially decreased in patients of all Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grades. Improvement of knee joint swelling was also apparent. Decrease of pain and joint swelling improved daily working productive time among patients of all KL grades.

CONCLUSION:

Study results imply that API with placental extract is a potentially useful therapy to control pain and maintain joint functions in knee OA patients.

• Authors: Kyeong Mee Park, Tae Hwan Cho
• Journal: Journal of integrative medicine (J Integr Med) Vol. 15 Issue 2 Pg. 135-141 (03 2017) ISSN: 2095-4964 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 28285618 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Tissue Extracts

Topics

• Acupuncture Points
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Female
• Humans
• Injections
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Osteoarthritis, Knee (physiopathology, therapy)
• Placenta
• Pregnancy
• Tissue Extracts (administration & dosage)