Abstract： Objective： To observe the effect of the therapy of moxibustion combined with conventional treatment on promoting early recovery of patients after total hip arthroplasty(THR). Methods： A total of 110 cases of patients who underwent THR were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group，55 cases in each group. Both groups were given epidural analgesia for 48 h after surgery， oral paracetamol tramadol tablets， subcutaneous injection of lowmolecular- weight heparin calcium，and were treated for seven days，and nursing rehabilitation measures also involved. The observation group was additionally treated with moxibustion for 14 days. Three，five，seven and ten days after surgery，the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) was used to evaluate pain. One， three， five and seven days after surgery， the difference of peripheral diameter of lower extremities was calculated to evaluate the degree of the swelling. Six weeks after surgery，the hip function was evaluated， the blood flow velocity of lower extremities was measured by color Doppler ultrasonography， and the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis(DVT)，numbness and skin color change of lower extremities，and decline of skin temperature as well as blood slowness were recorded in both groups. Results： Three， five， seven and ten days after surgery， the VAS scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P＜0.01). Three， five and seven days after surgery，the difference of peripheral diameter of lower extremities in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P＜0.01). Six weeks after surgery，the hip function recovered better in the observation group than the control group(P＜0.05). The incidence of numbness， slow blood flow， change of skin color and decline of skin temperature in the observation group was lower than that in the control group，differences being significant(P＜0.05)；the incidence of DVT in the observation group was lower than that in the control group，there being no significant difference(P＞ 0.05). Conclusion： The additional application of moxibustion based on conventional treatment and nursing rehabilitation measures，can effectively reduce postoperative swelling and pain after THR，promote blood circulation，reduce the risk of DVT and promote the functional recovery of hip joint，and is beneficial to early rehabilitation.