Clinical Observation of 30 Cases of Knee Osteoarthritis Treated with FSN Therapy.

Objective: To analyze the clinical effect of Fu's subcutaneous needling (FSN) therapy on treating Knee Osteoarthritis. Methods: The VAS and WOMAC scores were evaluated and compared from 30 patients with knee osteoarthritis before and after FSN therapy. Results: After the first treatment, the patients' VAS scores declined sharply with a marked efficiency of 100%. One-month-following showed that 1 case was cured, 27 cases were effectively improved, among which 67% patients were remarkably effective. 2 cases were ineffective and had recurrence, the total effective rate was 93%. Conclusion: FSN therapy was a safe and effective clinical treatment for knee Osteoarthritis. It worked fast and had immediate beneficial effect. Followingup observation indicated that the long-term effect was also remarkable. FSN was worthy of more clinical applications on knee osteoarthritis patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]