Abstract: Objective To explore the implementation value of traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation in the treatment of knee joint sports injury, and to evaluate its application effect. Methods A total of 100 patients with knee joint sports injury were selected from the Department of Sports Medicine of Zhuzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Injury Hospital from May 2021 to May 2022.According to the parity value of hospitalization number, the patients were divided into the control group (odd patients) and the study group (even number patients), 50 cases in each group. The control group was treated with sodium hyaluronate injection into the joint cavity. The study group selected TCM rehabilitation. The differences of effective rate after treatment, knee function, pain score, knee range of motion and complications after treatment were compared between the two groups. Results After treatment, the pain score of the study group was lower than that of the control group, and the range of motion of the joint was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). The analysis of complications showed that the data of the study group was lower than that of the control group(P<0.05). There was no difference in knee joint function between the two groups before treatment (P>0.05), but after treatment, the study group was higher than the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the treatment effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture, massage and traditional Chinese medicine application are of high value. After implementation, the joint function of patients can be effectively improved, and it has positive significance for the inhibition of pain and complications, which is worthy of application.

Key words: traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation, pain score, joint range of motion, knee joint sports injury, joint function, complications