Abstract：Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of indirect moxibustion at Shenque acupoint in pneumoconiosis patients with phlegm-dampness obstructing lung. Methods A total of 80 pneumoconiosis patients with phlegm-dampness obstructing pulmonary who were admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Second People′s Hospital of Shaoguan City from July 2018 to June 2020 were selected as the research subjects. They were divided into a treatment group (n=40) and a control group (n=40) by random number table method. Patients in the control group was treated with Western medicine, and in the treatment group, indirect moxibustion at Shenque acupoint was additionally used. Both groups were treated continuously for 15 d. The time of symptoms disappearance, blood oxygen saturation, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), and pulmonary function indexes such as forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), and proportion of FEV1 and FVC (FEV1/FVC), were compared between the two groups. Results The disappearance time of pulmonary rales ([5.13±1.30] d), disappearance time of cough ([7.06±1.12] d), and disappearance time of expectoration ([4.25±0.64] d) in the treatment group were shorter than those in the control group([9.86±1.25], [9.57±1.30], [9.16±0.92] d), respectively, with statistically significant differences (P＜0.05). After treatment,the blood oxygen saturation in the treatment group was (97.86±2.04)%, higher than that of the control group ([95.02±2.11]%), 6MWD in the treatment group ([602.45±15.73] m) was longer than that of the control group ([500.69±12.68] m),FEV1([2.19±0.44] L) and FEV1/FVC ([88.69±2.57]%) in the treatment group were higher than those of the control group([1.86±0.42] L and [76.70±3.35]%), with statistically significant differences (P＜0.05). There was no significant difference in FVC level between the two groups after treatment (P＞0.05). Conclusion Indirect moxibustion at Shenque acupoint in pneumoconiosis patients with phlegm-dampness obstructing lung is conducive to shorten the disappearance time of various symptoms, improve blood oxygen saturation, and enhance cardiopulmonary function, which is worthy of promotion.
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