1.Study of nursing measures for foot-drop complicated after surgical trauma
Yuanfen HUANG ; Peiying XIE ; Qiuhua ZENG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2011;27(3):17-18
Objective The purpose of this study was to observe the recovery effects of nursing intervention on foot-drop complicated after surgical trauma of bone fracture, and to discuss effective nursing strategies and measures. Methods 60 cases of patients with foot-drop complicated after internal fixation of tibial fractures were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group with 30 cases in each group, the observation group used lower limb joints rehabilitation trainers for ankle passive motion, the control group used artificial methods for ankle passive motion. Ankle movement and muscle strength recovery was observed and recorded after 12 weeks in two groups. Results Ankle joint mobility and muscle strength was significantly better in the observation group than in the control group. Conclusions Using lower limb joints rehabilitation trainers for ankle passive motion showed better effect than artificial methods for ankle passive motion.
2.Effect evaluation of nursing intervention on coping with fatigue in patients with cervical spine fracture and high paraplegia
Yihua YANG ; Guosong LI ; Youyi QIU ; Yuanfen HUANG ; Wenna WU ; Junqiang YE
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2012;28(33):22-23
Objective To study on the effect of nttrsing intervention on coping with fatigue in patients with cervical spine fracture and high paraplegia.Methods 46 patients who suffered cervical spine fracture with paraplegia were divided into the control group and the intervention group with 23 patients in each group randomly.The control group received routine care in general,while the intervention group was given additional systematic nursing intervention by full-time nurses.The brief fatigue inventory(FSI),as fatigue assessment tools,was used to assess the fatigue of patients in the two groups before invention and 20 days after invention respectively.Results As a result,we found that the difference of fatigue between the two groups had no prominent significance before intervention,but after invention the difference had prominent significance.Conclusions The nursing intervention is very important for patients with cervical spine fracture and paraplegia and has significant advantages to alleviate or eliminate patients' fatigue and improve their quality of life.
3.Effect of traditional Chinese medicine wine combired with electromagnetic therapy for the neck,shoulder, back and leg pain
Yuanfen HUANG ; Wenjuan LAI ; Qiuhua ZENG ; Peiying XIE ; Huiling MU ; Pian ZENG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2013;(12):52-54
Objectives To explore the effect of traditional Chinese medicine wine combired with electromagnetic therapy for the neck,shoulder,back and leg pain. Methods Eighty cases of patients with neck,shoulder,back and leg pain were randomly divided into 2 groups,with 40 cases in each group,treatment group was given the traditional Chinese medicine wine and electromagnetic therapy,the control group was prescribed(only with electromagnetic therapy),use the numerical rating scale to observe the effects of two groups before therapy,3 days and 7 days after therapy . Result After treatment,the pain of the treatment group was relieved significantly better than that of the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine wine combired with electromagnetic therapy for the neck,shoulder,back and leg pain has satisfactory effect,and is worthy to promotion.