【作者】 Shen Zhi-fang (沈志方), Zhu Gao-feng (朱高峰), Qian Li-feng (钱立锋), Fu Yuan-xin (付源鑫)

【机构】 本站原创

【摘要】

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of Yi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) for primary osteoporosis in the elderly.

Methods: Eighty old patients with primary osteoporosis were randomized into a Yi Jin Jing group and a medication group, 40 cases in each group. The Yi Jin Jing group was intervened by Yi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) training, while the medication group was intervened by oral administration of alendronate sodium tablet. Prior to and after 6-month intervention, the bone mineral density (BMD) of the proximal femur, visual analog scale (VAS) and activities of daily living (ADL) were estimated.

Results: There were no significant differences in the BMD of the proximal femur, and VAS and ADL scores between the two groups before the intervention (P>0.05). After 6-month intervention, the above items all improved significantly in both groups (both P<0.01); the improvements in VAS and ADL scores in Yi Jin Jing group were more significant than those in the medication group (P<0.01), while the between-group difference in the BMD of the proximal femur was statistically insignificant (P>0.05).

Conclusion: Practice of Yi Jin Jing (Sinew-transforming Qigong Exercises) can effectively ameliorate the BMD in the elderly with primary osteoporosis, and it can reduce the pain and improve ADL, with a better general effect compared to oral administration of alendronate sodium tablet.