Clinical Study on the Combination of Xiaoyu Zhitong Formula and Lymphatic Drainage Technique to Improve the Symptoms of Knee Pain and Swelling in Cold Dampness Obstruction Type

Xiaoyu Zhitong Formula: 10g of long pepper, 10g of cloves, 10g of borneol, 10g of papaya, 10g of white peony, 10g of licorice, 15g of chicken blood vine, 10g psoralen, 10g of cistanche, powdered petroleum jelly, wrapped in gauze and heated and applied to the affected area.

Freehand lymphatic drainage technique: the patient is in the supine position, first use the thumb to press the deep lymph nodes of the trunk for 3-5 min, which are lymph nodes in the groin, neck, lumbosacral spine and supraclavicular fossa, and then perform freehand lymphatic drainage at the lymphatic vessels or superficial lymph nodes, according to the clockwise circle method, all the way to the outside of the thigh, and then to the lateral malleolus of the calf, and then press the medial malleolus of the inner calf to the inner thigh. 20min each time, 1 time every other day. 3 times a week for a total of 9 treatments for 3 weeks.

External application of Diclofenac Diethylamine Emulgel（Manufacturer: Switzerland,Haleon CH SARL） combined with lymphatic drainage technique for treatment，Freehand lymphatic drainage technique: the patient is in the supine position, first use the thumb to press the deep lymph nodes of the trunk for 3-5 min, which are lymph nodes in the groin, neck, lumbosacral spine and supraclavicular fossa, and then perform freehand lymphatic drainage at the lymphatic vessels or superficial lymph nodes, according to the clockwise circle method, all the way to the outside of the thigh, and then to the lateral malleolus of the calf, and then press the medial malleolus of the inner calf to the inner thigh. 20min each time, 1 time every other day. 3 times a week for a total of 9 treatments for 3 weeks.