Effects of Dăoyĭn Qìgōng in postpolio syndrome patients with cold intolerance

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Paulo Eduardo Ramos¹  Gislaine Cristina Abe¹  Márcia Pradella-hallinan¹  Abrahão Augusto Juviniano Quadros¹  Beny Schmidt¹  Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Ferderal de São Paulo Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine Division of Neuromuscular Disease ResearchSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Postpoliomyelitis syndrome;    Qìgōng;    breathing exercises;    public health;    síndrome pós-poliomielite;    Qìgōng;    exercícios respiratórios;    saúde pública;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2012000900006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Postpolio syndrome (PPS) is characterized by progressive muscle weakness due to former infection with poliomyelitis and can be associated with other symptoms such as cold intolerance (CI). Dăoyĭn Qìgōng (DQ) is a technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine that impacts the circulation of energy and blood. OBJECTIVE: It was to verify the effects of DQ in PPS patients complaining of cold intolerance. METHODS: Ten PPS patients were assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) adapted for CI before and after intervention with DQ; patients practiced it in a sitting position for 40 minutes, 3 times per week over 3 consecutive months. Patients were reassessed three months after ceasing DQ. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference in local and systemic VAS-Cold both at the end of DQ training and three months past the end of this. CONCLUSION: The DQ technique ameliorated CI complaints in patients with PPS.

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