Clinical Study on Children Massage Method of Regulating the Lung and Transporting the Spleen for Chronic Cough of Phlegm-Damp Accumulation in the Lung Type
Abstract:Objective:To observe the clinical effect of children massage method of regulating the lung and transporting the spleen on children with chronic cough of phlegm-damp accumulation in the lung type. Methods:A total of 80 children with chronic cough of phlegm- damp accumulation in the lung type were selected and divided into the observation group and the control group according to the random number table method,with 40 cases in each group. The control group was treated with Ambroxol Hydrochloride,and the observation group was additionally treated with children massage method of regulating the lung and transporting the spleen based on the treatment of the control group. Both groups were treated for 14 days. The clinical effect,recurrence rate,changes of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores,lung function indexes,including forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1),forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow (PEF), and lung ventilation indexes, including total respiratory resistance (R5), central respiratory resistance (R20),peripheral respiratory resistance (R5-R20),were compared between the two groups. Results: The total effective rate was 95.00% in the observation group and 77.50% in the control group, the difference being significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of cough degree, cough time, chest oppression and poor appetite and digestion in the two groups were decreased when compared with those before treatment (P<0.05),and all scores of TCM syndrome in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment,the levels of FEV1,FVC,and PEF in the two groups were increased when compared with those before treatment (P<0.05), and the above levels in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment,the levels of lung ventilation indexes, including R5, R20 and R5- R20 in the two groups were decreased when compared with those before treatment (P<0.05),and the above levels in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). Within one month of follow-up,the recurrence rate was 5.26% in the observation group and 22.58% in the control group, the difference being significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Children massage method of regulating the lung and transporting the spleen has a definite effect on children with chronic cough of phlegm-damp accumulation in the lung type,which can effectively improve the lung function and ventilation function, further relieve the TCM syndrome, and has a great long-term effect.