Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of modified sparrow-pecking moxibustion for osteoarthritis of knee. Methods Sixty cases of patients with osteoarthritis of knee were divided randomly into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group was treated by modified sparrow- pecking moxibustion, and the control group by traditional sparrow-pecking moxibustion. It was given once a day and 10 times were one course, and the efficacy was observed after two courses of treatment. Results the total effective rate in the treatment group was 90.00% （27/30）, that in the control group was 76.67% （23/30）, the efficacy in the treatment group was better than that in the control group （P〈O.05）. Conclusion Modified sparrow-pecking moxibustion has obvious effect on the treatment of osteoarthritis of knee and it is worthy of being studied and promoted.
Fu＇s Subcutaneous Needling is a kind of spreading needling in the subcutaneous shallow fascia around the limitatire pain region. Such therapy was invented in 1996. It is a kind of modem development on the basis of the traditional acupuncture, characterized as simple operation, safety, rapid therapeutic effect and broad indications.
