Knee osteoarthritis is a common chronic joint disease characterized by the destruction, degeneration and bone hyperplasia of articular cartilage, which seriously threatens human health. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it belongs to the category of "body obstruction disease" and "skeletal meridian obstruction". Due to the obstruction of meridians, qi stagnation and blood stasis, the muscles and meridians lose nutrients, and external evil spirits enter the affected area and mix with blood stasis. The early lesions are in the tendons, and then from the tendons to the bones, the tendons and bones develop together. The external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine for KOA can promote the circulation of Qi and blood in the body, improve the stability of muscles and bones, restore the normal " Bones in a good position and soft tendons”, and thereby restore knee joint function.

Shuwen Zhang, Jiale Wang, Wentao Jiang, Hongji Liu, Yinglin Zhao, Sun Qing. Research on the External Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis with Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on the Theory of "Bones in a Good Position and Soft Tendons". Frontiers in Medical Science Research (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 3: 26-32. https://doi.org/10.25236/FMSR.2024.060305.

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