Therapeutic observation on lung-clearing and spleen-strengthening tuina in children with exogenous cough
- VernacularTitle:清肺健脾推拿治疗小儿外感咳嗽的疗效观察
- Author:
Li CHEN
;
Xi-Jun WU
- Keywords:
Tuina;
Massage;
Pediatric Tuina;
Cough;
Exogenous Diseases;
Clearing Lung;
Strengthening Spleen;
Child
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2020;18(3):225-230
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of lung-clearing and spleen-strengthening tuina on exogenous cough in children. Methods: A total of 77 children with exogenous cough that met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group according to the random number table, with 39 cases in the treatment group and 38 cases in the control group. The routine lung-clearing manipulation was used in the two groups, while the spleen- strengthening manipulation was added in the treatment group. Both groups were treated once a day, 5 times as a course of treatment. After one course of treatment, the symptom score and clinical efficacy were observed. Results: There were one dropout in the treatment group and 2 dropouts in the control group. Therefore, a total of 74 cases were finally included in the analysis, with 38 cases in the treatment group and 36 cases in the control group. After treatment, there was a statistically significant difference in cough score between the two groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the score of poor appetite between the two groups (P<0.05). After treatment, the total effective rate was 89.5％ in the treatment group versus 75.0％ in the control group, showing a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion: The therapeutic efficacy of lung-clearing spleen-strengthening manipulation is better than that of lung-clearing tuina manipulation alone for children with exogenous cough; regulating spleen and stomach can improve the curative efficacy of exogenous cough in children.
