Clinical study of abdominal acupoint massage combined with sticking therapy in the treatment of constipation after thoracolumbar fracture

Abstract

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of massage combined with abdominal acupoint sticking therapy in the treatment of constipation after thoracolumbar fractures. Methods 50 thoracolumbar fracture patients with constipation were selected as the research subjects.According to the computer random grouping, all patients were divided into two groups, 25 cases in each group.The control group received phenolphthalein tablets.The observation group underwent abdominal acupoint massage and sticking therapy treatment.The two groups were treated for a course of 7 days.The clinical curative effect, defecation feeling, stool, defecation frequency and number of vector gas were compared between the two groups. Results After treatment, the proportions of defecation and carefree, laborious and soft, dry in the observation group were 76.00%, 24.00%, 88.00%, 12.00%, respectively, compared with the control group, there were statistically significant differences (χ2=6.65, 6.35, all P<0.01). The total improvement rate after treatment in the observation group was 96.00%, which was significantly higher than 72.00% in the control group(χ2=5.36, P=0.02). After treatment for 48 hours and 72 hours, the frequency of defecation and the number of vector gas times in the observation group were higher than the control group(t=6.22, 22.37, 10.29, 8.97, all P<0.05). Conclusion Abdominal acupoint massage combined with sticking therapy in the treatment of constipation after thoracolumbar fractures has significant clinical effect. Key words: Constipation; Phenolphthalein tablets; Acupoint sticking therapy; Massage; Lumbar vertebrae