Objective:To observe the clinical effect of bloodletting-cupping for pes anserinus myotenositis.Methods:A total of 169 patients of pes anserinus myotenositis were collected.The tapping or bloodletting with plum-blossom needle or the syringe needle was adopted at the local Ashi points to induce bleeding and the cupping was followed.The cup was retained for 10-15 min.The treatment was given once a week and continued till the clinical symptoms disappeared or the patients were unwilling to continue the treatment.The maximal treatment was 10 times.Before and after treatment,the score of visual analogue scale(VAS)and Lysholm knee score,as well as the clinical effects were observed of the patients.Results:Of 169 cases,137 cases were cured,20 cases improved and 12 cases failed.The effective rate was 92.89%.Of the 137 cured cases,10 cases were cured after 1 time of treatment,5 cases were cured after 10 times of treatment and the rest 122 cases were cured between 2 and 9 times of treatment.VAS score was reduced to be(1.10±0.32)after treatment from(4.35±0.60)before treatment and Lysholm score was increased to be(92.74±5.04)from(65.42±6.38).Conclusion:The bloodletting-cupping alleviates knee pain,or even cure it completely and improves the motor function of knee joints in the 169 patients of pes anserinus myotenositis.The clinical effect is satisfactory.
Objective:To study the clinical effect on old ankle injury treated with collateral bloodletting at ashi point combined with the external application of Sānqī(三七Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng)powder.Methods:120 outpatients with old ankle injury were collected from the Department of Disease Prevention of Shenzhen Pingle Orthopaedics and Traumatology Hospital.Ashi points were selected.The threeedged needle or the syringe needle for single use was used to prick the ashi points for 5-10 times till the slight bleeding presented in local area.Afterwards,the cupping was used at the pricked area for 10-15 min to ensure the complete elimination of stagnant blood.Such therapies were given once a week.On the day after the day of bleeding and cuping,Sanqi powder was applied externally,once a day.The pain score(visual analogue scale,VAS)and the clinical effect were observed in the patients.Results:A total of 115 patients accomplished the whole procedure of treatment The pain mean score of VAS was(3.2±0.4)points before treatment and it were(0.28±0.5)points after treatment.Of them,104 cases were cured completely,8 cases effective significantly and 3 cases failed.Conclusion:The combined treatment with bloodletting therapy at ashi point and the external application of Sanqi powder achieves the satisfactory clinical effect on old ankle injury and this therapy deserves to be promoted in clinical practice.
