艾灸治疗用于乳腺癌术后患肢淋巴水肿的疗效观察

Observation on Effect of Moxibustion Treatment for Breast Cancer Postoperative Limb Lymphedema

目的:探讨艾灸治疗用于乳腺癌术后患肢淋巴水肿的效果。方法:将130例乳腺癌术后患者分为实验组和对照组各65例。实验组采取艾灸治疗结合乳腺功能恢复操对患肢进行锻炼,对照组对患肢进行单纯的功能恢复操锻炼,在术后1个月进行疗效评定,比较2组患肢功能恢复的效果。结果:实验组用艾灸治疗配合乳腺功能恢复操,治疗和预防患肢水肿疗效确定,在术后1个月显著高于对照组(P<0.05),恢复效果明显好于对照组。结论:艾灸治疗结合乳腺功能操治疗和预防乳腺癌术后患肢水肿疗效肯定,可以预防和减少患肢水肿的发生,对于乳腺癌患者的康复具有促进作用。

Objective： To explore the effect of moxibustion treatment for limb lymphedema after mastectomy of breast cancer. Methods： One hundred and thirty cases of postoperative breast cancer patients were divided into treatment group and control group with 65 cases in each group. The treatment group adopted moxibustion therapy combined with breast function recovery exercises on the suffered side of limb, and the control group gave patients only functional recovery exercise on the suffered side of the limb. Recovery condition of limb function was compared between the two groups according to the therapeutic effect evaluation one month after the surgeries. Results：Moxi- bustion therapy and breast function recovery exercises used in treatment group showed definite effect in the treatment and prevention of limb edema, and it was significantly higher than that of the control group one month after surgeries （ P 〈 0. 05 ）. Recovery is obviously more satisfactory in treatment group. Conclusion： moxibustion therapy combined with breast function exercise has definite therapeutic effect in the treatment and prevention of postoperative breast cancer patients with limb edema, which can prevent and reduce the limb edema, and promote the rehabilitation of patients with breast cancer.