Purpose:To observe the long-term effects of regular Ba Duan Jin exercises for patients with chronic neck pain.Methods:Participants with chronic neck pain were instructed to perform30 min/d of Ba Duan Jin exercises(n?...Purpose:To observe the long-term effects of regular Ba Duan Jin exercises for patients with chronic neck pain.Methods:Participants with chronic neck pain were instructed to perform30 min/d of Ba Duan Jin exercises(n?36)or assigned to a control group(n?36)for six months.Data from a visual analogue scale,Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire,and the 36-item Shortform Health Survey(SF-36)were collected before,and three and six months after intervention began.Results:Participants undergoing Ba Duan Jin exercises achieved significantly greater improvement than the controls in visual analogue scale,Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire and SF-36 health transition scores(all p<0.05).However,no significant differences were observed in SF-36 physical or mental component summaries.Conclusion:Regular Ba Duan Jin practice reduces suffering and pain,and increases health satisfaction in individuals with chronic neck pain.展开更多
Objective:To observe the short-term and long-term efficacy of acupuncture and traction plus Ba Duan Jin(Eight-brocade Exercise)in treating discogenic low back pain(DLBP).Methods:Sixty patients were divided into an obs...Objective:To observe the short-term and long-term efficacy of acupuncture and traction plus Ba Duan Jin(Eight-brocade Exercise)in treating discogenic low back pain(DLBP).Methods:Sixty patients were divided into an observation group and a control group using the random number table method,with 30 cases in each group.The control group was intervened by acupuncture and traction,while the observation group was given additional Ba Duan Jin(Eight-brocade Exercise)practice.The intervention lasted for a total of 1 month,with a follow-up study conducted 6 months later.The visual analog scale(VAS)and Oswestry disability index(ODI)scores in the two groups were compared before and after treatment,and the efficacy was compared at the end of the treatment between the two groups;the relapse rate was compared at the 6-month follow-up between the two groups.Results:The pain VAS and ODI scores decreased after treatment in both groups,and the intra-group differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05);the pain VAS and ODI scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group after treatment with statistical significance(both P<0.05).At the 6-month follow-up,the relapse rate was 10.3%in the observation group versus 48.0%in the control group,and the between-group difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:The combination of acupuncture,traction and Ba Duan Jin(Eight-brocade Exercise)is an effective method for DLBP and patients who received this method are less likely to relapse.展开更多
文摘Purpose:To observe the long-term effects of regular Ba Duan Jin exercises for patients with chronic neck pain.Methods:Participants with chronic neck pain were instructed to perform30 min/d of Ba Duan Jin exercises(n?36)or assigned to a control group(n?36)for six months.Data from a visual analogue scale,Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire,and the 36-item Shortform Health Survey(SF-36)were collected before,and three and six months after intervention began.Results:Participants undergoing Ba Duan Jin exercises achieved significantly greater improvement than the controls in visual analogue scale,Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire and SF-36 health transition scores(all p<0.05).However,no significant differences were observed in SF-36 physical or mental component summaries.Conclusion:Regular Ba Duan Jin practice reduces suffering and pain,and increases health satisfaction in individuals with chronic neck pain.
文摘Objective:To observe the short-term and long-term efficacy of acupuncture and traction plus Ba Duan Jin(Eight-brocade Exercise)in treating discogenic low back pain(DLBP).Methods:Sixty patients were divided into an observation group and a control group using the random number table method,with 30 cases in each group.The control group was intervened by acupuncture and traction,while the observation group was given additional Ba Duan Jin(Eight-brocade Exercise)practice.The intervention lasted for a total of 1 month,with a follow-up study conducted 6 months later.The visual analog scale(VAS)and Oswestry disability index(ODI)scores in the two groups were compared before and after treatment,and the efficacy was compared at the end of the treatment between the two groups;the relapse rate was compared at the 6-month follow-up between the two groups.Results:The pain VAS and ODI scores decreased after treatment in both groups,and the intra-group differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05);the pain VAS and ODI scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group after treatment with statistical significance(both P<0.05).At the 6-month follow-up,the relapse rate was 10.3%in the observation group versus 48.0%in the control group,and the between-group difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:The combination of acupuncture,traction and Ba Duan Jin(Eight-brocade Exercise)is an effective method for DLBP and patients who received this method are less likely to relapse.
