Comparative Observational Study on the Effects of Intra-articular Hominis Placenta Pharmacopuncture and Acupoint Hominis Placenta Pharmacopuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Abstract

The aim of this case report was to observe the effects of intra-articular hominis placenta pharmacopuncture (HPP). Based on the medical records patients who received intra-articular treatment or received acupoint pharmacopuncture treatment, a comparison was made. There were 35 patients who were hospitalized for degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee joint from the 1<sup>st</sup> October 2019 to 26<sup>th</sup> September 2020. There were 14 patients who were treated with HPP in the intra-articular joint space (Group A), and 14 patients who were treated with HPP at specific acupoints (Group B). The outcome effects were measured using the Korean Western Ontario and Mc (KWOMAC) the visual analog scale (VAS) before the first treatment, and after the fifth treatment. The KWOMAC (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and the VAS scores (<i>p</i> < 0.001) in Groups A and B significantly improved after treatment compared with before treatment. When comparing Group A improvement with Group B improvement using the KWOMAC there was no statistically significant difference however, when using the VAS scores, Group A treatment was statistically more effective compared with Group B (<i>p</i> = 0.002). This study indicated that HPP may be an effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis. Moreover, intra-articular HPP may be more effective than acupoint HPP for knee osteoarthritis.

Improvement of Facial Paralysis after Parotidectomy with Integrated Korean Medicine Treatment: A Case Report

“…In this case, the patient received IKM treatments, including acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, moxibustion, TEA, HST, physiotherapy, and herbal medicine. Acupuncture and Hominis Placenta pharmacopuncture were performed to restore facial nerve function [13]. HST, which involves inhaling vapors from an herbal medicine and applying them to the skin or respiratory tract, has been reported to be effective in treating the symptoms of FP [14].…”

Clinical Effects of Moving Cupping Therapy Combined with Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment on Peripheral Facial Palsy: Case Series

“…There have been various clinical studies of KMT, including electroacupuncture [13], pharmacopuncture [14,15], moxibustion therapy [16], bloodletting therapy [7], and embedding therapy [17] in PFP treatment.…”

“…MCT was administered in combination with integrative KMT, thus determining which intervention has a more significant result is impossible. However, the effects of MCT on improving HBGS and Y-score were not inferior to those of electroacupuncture, pharmacopuncture, moxibustion, bloodletting, and thread embedding [7,[13][14][15][16][17] in treating patients with PFP, reported in previous studies. The patients in this study had poor prognostic…”