Objective To observe the clinical curative effect of suspended moxibustion combined with ultrashort wave in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Methods Totally 120 cases of patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group

with 60 cases in each. The treatment group adopted suspended moxibustion combined with ultrashort wave for treatment

5 times every week; The control group was given hydrochloride pills for treatment

750 mg each time

twice per day. Both groups were treated continuously for 4weeks. Clinical curative effects and changes of visual analogue scale（ VAS） scores and Lysholm knee score scale of patients were observed in two groups before and after treatment. Results Among 60 cases in the treatment group

there were 15 cases cured accounting for 25. 00%

39 cases improved accounting for 65. 00%

and 6 cases void accounting for 10. 00%

with total effective rate of 90. 00%; While in 60 cases in the control group there were 9 cases cured accounting for 15. 00%

33 cases improved accounting for 55. 00%

and 18 cases void accounting for30. 00%

with total effective rate of 70. 00%. The clinical curative effects in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group（ P<0. 05）. After treatment Lysholm knee score scale of patients in both groups remarkably increased compared with that before treatment

while VAS scores remarkably decreased in both groups（ P<0. 01）

especially in the treatment group（ P<0. 05）. Conclusion The curative effect of suspended moxibustion combined with ultrashort wave for treating knee osteoarthritis is good

with the results that the joint pain remarkably relieved

and movement function improved.