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Progress on integrated Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20697952     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease of the joints caused by wide variety of factors. factors. This paper provides a review of the clinical and experimental research on integrated Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Western medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis. (1) Clinical research: integrated Chinese and Western medicine therapies were used including physiotherapy, medications, acupuncture, functional training, intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate therapy, and arthroscopic debridement with Chinese medicine articular iontophoresis therapy. articular iontophoresis therapy. (2) Experimental research: modern methods were used in studying the mechanism of Chinese medicine in slowing down cartilage degeneration, promoting articular cartilage repair, inhibiting synovial inflammation, and blocking cartilage destruction. inflammation, and blocking cartilage destruction. In addition, this article also reviews the advantages, prospects, and problems of the therapies. and problems of the therapies.
Authors:
He-ming Wang; Jun-ning Liu; Yi Zhao
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2010-08-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chinese journal of integrative medicine     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1672-0415     ISO Abbreviation:  Chin J Integr Med     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-10     Completed Date:  2010-11-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101181180     Medline TA:  Chin J Integr Med     Country:  China    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  378-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350108, China. whm27@163.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Integrative Medicine / trends*
Medicine, Chinese Traditional / trends*
Osteoarthritis / therapy*

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