Dr Maggie Ju Acupuncture London Chelsea, North Kensington, Notting Hill, and Richmond

Chronic knee pain is a common condition that affects people of all ages, especially the elderly. It can be caused by various factors such as injuries, overuse, and degenerative diseases like osteoarthritis. The pain can be debilitating, causing difficulty in performing daily activities and reducing the quality of life. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that has gained popularity in recent years as an alternative therapy for chronic pain. Several studies have investigated the effectiveness of acupuncture on knee pain, with promising results. A systematic review of five randomized controlled trials involving 1334 patients with chronic knee pain or knee osteoarthritis compared the effects of acupuncture with sham acupuncture or no intervention. The results showed that acupuncture was significantly superior to sham acupuncture and no additional intervention in improving pain and function in patients with chronic knee pain. The differences were still significant at lon...

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the fastest growing health disorder and the most common cause of disability. This is due to gradual loss of joint cartilage and local inflammatory processes. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs and joint replacement surgery are the treatments in Western medicine. Due to undesirable side effects of long-term pharmacological treatments and knee surgery, complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies are increasingly used. Acupuncture treatment represents the most popular form of CAM. Much evidence from clinical trials and systemic reviews has suggested that acupuncture can be effective in treating pain and dysfunction in patients with KOA. For example, A randomised trial on acupuncture in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee from Germany investigated the efficacy of acupuncture compared with minimal acupuncture and with no acupuncture in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Patients with chronic osteoarthritis of the knee were randoml...

Acupuncture is a valuable treatment for chronic knee pain Thanks to the knee joint, we can move around freely and go wherever we want without any difficulties. Knee is the largest joint in the body which can bend and straighten bringing us about. It bears most of the body weight and pressure loads. It supports 1.5 times the body weight when one walks and 3-4 times the body weight when one climbs stairs. Knee is vulnerable which can be injured and can suffer from some diseases causing pain, swelling, stiffness, redness, locking, weakness or instability etc. The symptoms may vary depending on the type of injury. Pain may occur when you bend or straighten the knee. There could be swelling; difficulty bearing weight on the knee and trouble with knee motion. Some of the most common reasons for knee pain are sprained ligaments, meniscus (cartilage) tears, tendonitis. Other conditions that cause knee pain include as follows: Knee injury: a knee injury can affect any of the ligaments, tendons,...