Effects of comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine nursing on post-stroke patients with deficient vital energy and blood stasis

Objective:To observe the curative effects of comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine nursing on patients with deficient vital energy and blood stasis after stroke.Methods:Ninety-six hospitalized patients with post-stroke deficiency of vital energy and blood stasis were randomly divided into treatment group and control group.The patients in the control group received the routine nursing according to the nursing plan delivered by Beijing Bureau of traditional Chinese medicine,while the patients in the treatment group were given comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine nursing including food nursing,moxa-wool moxibustion nursing,traditional Chinese medicine foam washing and hot compress.The Fugl-Meyer movement function marking and Barthel index of the two groups were observed before treatment and 42 days after treatment.Results:The Fugl-Meyer movement function marking and Barthel index of both groups improved significantly(P<0.01),and the observation group was superior to the control group(P<0.01).Conclusions:Comprehensive nursing with traditional Chinese medicine may improve the daily movement function and life ability of the patients with deficient vital energy and blood stasis after stoke.