To explore the effect of auricular acupoint application combined with acupoint moxibustion on postoperative functional recovery of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

A total of 68 patients with knee osteoarthritis who were admitted to our hospital from January 2017 to December 2019 were selected and were grouped according to the random number table method. There were 10 males and 24 females in the control group, with the age of (47.32±2.53) years old, and there were 11 males and 23 females in the observation group, with the age of (47.44±2.60) years old. The control group received routine rehabilitation care, and the observation group received auricular acupoint application and acupoint moxibustion on the basis of the control group. The postoperative pain and functional recovery were compared between the two groups.

The proportion of moderate to severe postoperative pain in the observation group was 5.88% (2/34), lower than 29.41% (10/34) in the control group (P<0.05); the postoperative knee function recovery rate in the observation group was 88.24% (30/34), higher than that in the control group [64.71% (22/34)] (P<0.05).

The application of auricular acupoint application combined with acupoint moxibustion in patients with knee osteoarthritis can relieve postoperative pain and promote the recovery of knee joint function.

Auricular acupoint application; Acupoint moxibustion; Knee osteoarthritis; Postoperative pain; Functional recovery