Pak J Med Sci. 2025 Jun;41(6):1783-1787. doi: 10.12669/pjms.41.6.10621.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To summarize the research progress of thunder fire moxibustion and warm acupuncture and moxibustion in treating knee osteoarthritis in world during the period 2020-2024.METHODS: This is a descriptive research. We recorded and evaluated the literature on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with thunder fire moxibustion and warm acupuncture and moxibustion published on the Science Information Network and the National Institute of Knowledge Infrastructure of China during 2020-2024. This paper probes into the mechanism of thunder fire moxibustion and warm acupuncture and moxibustion in treating knee osteoarthritis, and evaluates the clinical efficacy of thunder fire moxibustion and warm acupuncture and moxibustion in treating knee osteoarthritis.RESULTS: In clinical practice, thunder fire moxibustion and warm acupuncture and moxibustion can play a synergistic role in assisting western medicine. The combination of traditional and western medicine has complementary advantages, which can alleviate pain, improve the function of the knee joint, and has high safety, improving the overall efficacy of knee osteoarthritis treatment.CONCLUSIONS: Thunder fire moxibustion and warm acupuncture and moxibustion have ideal efficacy and high safety in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. In the future, it is still necessary to explore personalized treatment schemes, combining thunder fire moxibustion, warm acupuncture and moxibustion with modern technologies such as physical therapy and drug therapy, so as to achieve personalized and precise treatment.PMID:40621531 | PMC:PMC12223719 | DOI:10.12669/pjms.41.6.10621