Abstract:Objective: To observe the clinical effect of additional Chinese herbal foot bath and point massage based on routine therapy and nursing measures for grade 0 diabetic foot. Methods:Selected 164 cases of patients with grade 0 diabetic foot as study objects,and divided them into the observation group and the control group randomly,82 cases in each group.Both groups received routine basic therapy and nursing measures for intervention, and the observation group additionally received Chinese herbal foot bath combined with point massage. The intervention in both groups lasted for 6 months.Measured ankle- brachial index, foot pressure sensation threshold and foot vibration sensation threshold before and after treatment;evaluated the scores of numbness and pain in foot after treatment;compared the clinical effect between the two groups. Results:After treatment,the total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group, and the curative effect was better than that in the control group,differences being significant(P<0.01). The ankle- brachial index, foot pressure sensation threshold and foot vibration sensation threshold in the observation group were higher than those before treatment(P<0.01), and there was no significance in differences being found when comparing the indexes above in the control group before treatment with those after treatment(P>0.05). The ankle- brachial index, foot pressure sensation threshold and foot vibration sensation threshold in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.01). The scores of numbness and pain after six month of treatment in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion: Based on routine treatment and nursing measures, the additional application of Chinese herbal foot bath and point massage in treating patients with grade 0 diabetic foot can significantly alleviate numbness and pain in foot, and improve the decline in pressure sensation and vibration sensation, which has certain effect of secondary prevention on the occurrence and development of grade 0 diabetic foot.