The paper introduces

JIAO Lin

's clinical experience in treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) by manual mobilization of meridian muscle regions. Professor

JIAO Lin

believes that the key to the occurrence and development of KOA lies in the disorder of meridian muscle regions (sinews/fascia). In pathology

four stages are divided

i.e. the acute stage

the blockage stage

the contraction stage and the atrophy stage of muscle regions

characterized as multi-layer

multi-dimensional and multi-morphological distribution. In treatment

based on the principle

"taking pain sites as stimulating points"

the sites

with reduced pain threshold and distributed along the meridian muscle regions

are regarded as "acupoints" for intervention. Manual mobilization of meridian muscle regions is the dominant approach

combined with routine acupuncture

heat-sensitive moxibustion

cupping and bloodletting corresponding to the features of syndromes and meridian manifestation at different stages. The comprehensive treatment may restore and reconstruct the physiological functions of the meridian muscle regions around knee joints by "nourishing tendons

strengthening bones and benefiting joints".