Explore the application effect of acupoint massage combined with ear point pressing beans in the remission stage of asthma

Abstract

Objective

To explore the application effect of acupoint massage combined with ear point pressing beans in the remission stage of bronchial asthma.

Methods

A total of 120 children with asthma in remission who were treated in the paediatric outpatient department between January 2016 and October 2022 were randomly divided into the experimental and control groups, with 60 patients in each group. The patients in both groups were treated with salmeterol and fluticasone inhalation powder, 1 puff each time, twice a day. The patients in the control group received acupoint massage in addition to this treatment, with acupoint massage performed once a day, Monday to Friday, lasting 30 min each time. The patients in the experimental group received ear point pressing beans in addition to the treatment in the control group. Ear point press bean paste bean once a week,press 3-5 times a day,press each point for i minute. Changes in pulmonary function and asthma control were observed before and after treatment in both groups, with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced expiratory vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC ratio and the Asthma Control Test (ACT) score compared.

Results

After 8 weeks of treatment, FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC ratio and the ACT scores of both groups improved to different degrees (P < 0.05). In terms of the effective control rate, the total clinical effective control rate (95 %) of patients in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (81.67 %) (P < 0.05).

Conclusion

Acupoint massage combined with ear point pressing beans has a good effect on the treatment of asthma remission and can effectively improve the quality of life, making it worthy of further promotion in clinical practice.