Exercise based on traditional Chinese medicine for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- VernacularTitle:慢性阻塞性肺病传统康复运动处方的制定
- Author:
Wen ZHANG
;
Xian-Qiao JIN
;
Wen-Hua CHEN
;
Wei-Qing WU
;
Rong YANG
;
Yan-Yan YU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Exercise prescriptions;
Exercise capacity;
Dyspnea;
Integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To make up an exercise prescription based on traditional Chinese medical training (EP-TCMT) for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Methods Eighty-five pa- tients with stable COPD were randomly divided into a control group (CG group),a traditional Chinese medicine group ( TC group) and an exercise prescription group ( EP group).The patients in the TC and EP groups were giv- en intensive training for 8 weeks.Their 6 rain walk distance (6MWD) and Borg scale scores were assessed before and after the treatment.Results The 6MWD in the TC group increased from 337.68?59.18 m to 386.14?76.71 m,while those in the EP group improved from 348.00?55.94 m to 425.17?53.22 m.The Borg scale scores in the TC group decreased from 3.14?1.94 to 2.32?1.25,while those in the EP group declined from 3.45?1.84 to 1.72?0.70.Conclusion Making up EP-TCMTs is feasible.Additional treatment was found to improve exercise tolerance and decrease dyspnea in COPD patients.Exercise therapy based on traditional Chinese methods is easy and safe.
