Objective To investigate the clinical effect of warming needle moxibustion combined with visual feedback therapy in patients with knee joint fracture. Methods A total of 82 patients with knee joint fracture were selected as research objects, and were divided into an observation group and a control group according to the random number table method, with 41 cases in each group. Both groups were treated with surgery. After surgery, the control group was given visual feedback therapy intervention, and the observation group was treated with warming needle moxibustion on the basis of the control group. Both groups were treated for 8 weeks and followed up to 6 months after surgery. The degree of pain, knee joint function, range of motion, ability of daily living, balance function and life quality were compared between the two groups. Results The pain visual analogue scale (VAS) scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group at 4 weeks and 8 weeks after surgery, with statistically significant differences (all P<0.05). The postoperative Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Survey Scale (WOMAC) score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, while the range of motion was greater than that of the control group, with statistically significant differences (all P<0.05). The Barthel index (BI), Berg balance scale (BBS), and Fugl-Meyer balance scale (FMB) scores in the observation group were higher than those in the control group after surgery, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). The scores of the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) in the observation group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusion Warming needle moxibustion combined with visual feedback therapy can accelerate the recovery of joint function in patients with knee joint fracture, expand the range of motion, release postoperative pain, improve the ability of daily living and balance function, as well as the life quality after surgery.