%0 Journal Article
%T Three Courses of Tianjiu Therapy in Sanfu Days for Chronic Asthma: A Clinic Efficacy Observation Trail
%A Yangyang Tan
%A Kwaiching Lo
%A Waiho Tse
%A Clara Waichung Chan
%A Kimshing Lau
%A Stacey S. Cherny
%A Lixing Lao
%A Lei Li
%J Chinese Medicine
%P 43-71
%@ 2151-1926
%D 2017
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/cm.2017.82005
%X Objective: This study was aimed to compare the
efficacy among chronic asthma patients who received 1 course treatment, 2
courses treatment and 3 courses treatment of Tianjiu Therapy in Sanfu Days. Methods:
This study was comparing efficiency with 3 courses (baseline, the 1st course,
the 2nd course, the 3rd course) of Tianjiu Therapy for asthma in 91 chronic
asthma patients. For each course, patients received 3 times Tianjiu Therapy
treatments, pretreatment assessment and posttrestment assessment. Results: 91
asthma participants completed at least 3 courses of Tianjiu Therapy in Sanfu
Days. 1) Days for asthma attacked during the last 12 months; the frequency for
asthma attacked during the last 12 months; incidence of admitting to clinic
(Integrated Chinese Medicine & Western Medicine Clinic) when asthma attack
during the last 12 months; times of admitting to clinic; times of solving by
persistent medicine; times of solving by own medicine when asthma attack during
the last 12 months; and symptoms associated with Chinese medicine of waking by
asthma symptoms, lack of strength, lassitude, rapid or difficult breathing were
improved at the 1st course, the 2nd course and the 3rd course compared with
baseline (All </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">P </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&lt; 0.05); 2) The incidence
of admitting to In-patient Hospital and solving by persistent prescription when
asthma attacked; the frequency of Chinese Herbal Medicine used during Tianjiu
Therapy; the status of asthma under controlled and no improved by
self-evaluation were similarly improved at the 2nd course and the 3rd course
(All </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">P </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&lt; 0.05);</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3)</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Incidence of admitting to A &amp; E for asthma
attacked during the last 12 months, and other treatments except Western
Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Acupuncture &amp; Moxibution during the
last 12 months were improvement at the 3rd course (All </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">P </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">&lt; 0.05);</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">4)</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Symptoms associated
%K Tianjiu Therapy
%K Sanfu Days
%K Asthma
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=77116