Patient was a 63-year-old female. She hadsuffered from rheumatic osteoarthritls in her left knee (or eighteen months. Pain often suddenly recurred and progressively worsened. The latest Mart lasted for two weeks. She tried ice packs and any-inflammatory medication but still was unable to receive much relief. Examination showed swelling and limited mobility in her left knee. Local tern. dryness was obvious, accompanying redress and a higher temperature in the regional skin, which indicated she had the hot syndrome of TCM. Acupuncture was applied once every other day. local tender spots in the knee joint were punturedA such as Xiyan(EX146), Lianggiu (ST34), Heding (EX145), Xuehai(SP10), Ququan (LRS), Zusanli (ST36), and Yanglingquan (GB34). When needles were inserted (ran Xiyan (EX146) into the articular cavity, about 2 cure in depth, intense regional distention was felt. The day after her nitial session, she felt much better, with less pain and reduced local skin temperature. Through six sessions of acupuncture. the regional pain and redress of the skin were all eliminated, and she could walk normally.
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