Effects of Nie Ji tuina combined with acupoint massage on cellular immune function in children with recurrent respiratory tract infection
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20220818-00210
- VernacularTitle:捏脊疗法联合穴位按摩对反复呼吸道感染患儿细胞免疫功能的影响
- Author:
Siyu WU
1
;
Qing YANG
;
Mengtian XU
;
Zilong TANG
;
Jiaqian CHEN
Author Information
1. 湖北省妇幼保健院康复理疗科，武汉 430070
- Keywords:
Respiratory tract infections;
Reciprocating;
Chiropractics (TCM);
Massage (TCM);
Immunity
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2023;45(10):1232-1236
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the effects of Nie Ji tuina combined with acupoint massage on cellular immune function in children with recurrent respiratory tract infection (RRTI).Methods:Randomized controlled trial. A total of 96 children in the hospital were enrolled as the observation objects between June 2020 and October 2021. According to random number table method, they were divided into control group (acupoint massage) and observation group (Nie Ji tuina combined with acupoint massage), 48 in each group. All were treated for 8 weeks and followed up for 8 months. TCM syndromes were scored before and after treatment. The levels of CD4 +, CD8 + and CD4 +/CD8 + ratio in peripheral blood were detected by flow cytometry. The frequency of RRTI attacks during follow-up was observed, and the clinical curative effect was evaluated. Results:There was no significant difference in total response rate between observation group and control group [93.75% (45/48) vs. 81.25% (39/48); χ2=3.43, P=0.064]. After treatment, scores of TCM syndromes (cough, fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, spontaneous sweating) were significantly lower in observation group than control group ( t=3.95, 9.64, 7.68, 8.34, P<0.01). After treatment, levels of CD4 + and CD4 +/CD8 + were increased ( P<0.01), while CD8 + level was decreased in both groups ( P<0.01), but there was no significant difference between the two groups ( P>0.05). During follow-up, observation group times of recurrence attacks were fewer than those in the control group ( t=10.60, P<0.01). Conclusion:Nie Ji tuina combined with acupoint massage can improve disease resistance ability and reduce RRTI frequency in children.
