Journal of Modern Nursing MedicineJPCNS

Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of wax therapy on impediment of cold and dampness. Methods 80 patients with cold-dampness impediment were selected from the rheumatology Department of our hospital from October 2019 to October 2020 and randomly assigned to the control group and the experimental group, with n = 40 in each group. Patients in the control group were given general western drug treatment (non-steroidal drugs + methotrexate tablets + leflunomide tablets), and the experimental group was given western drug treatment + wax therapy. The results were obtained by observing the changes of inflammation indexes (erythrocyte sediment rate, C-reactive protein), MoGill pain questionnaire score and quality of life score before and after 1 month of treatment in the two groups. Result The inflammatory indexes of the experimental group and the control group before treatment were (49.76±21.28) (49.52±21.68) mm/h and (30.33±15.42) (30.54±15.89) mg/l, respectively. The pain scores and quality of life scores of the experimental group before treatment were (45.26±8.4) 8) scores, (38.69±6.27) scores, the pain scores and quality of life scores before treatment in the control group were (44.87±9.14) scores and (38.7±6.82) scores, respectively, and there were no statistical differences among the three groups (P>0.05). After treatment, the inflammatory indexes of the patients in the experimental group were (25.32±19.34) mm/h and (9.87±5.92) mg/l of C-reactive protein, which were significantly lower than those in the control group: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (SBR) was 40.62±12.78 mm/h, C-reactive protein (15.48±6.14) mg/l (P<0.05). After one month of wax therapy, the pain score and quality of life score of the experimental group were (7.80±3.21) points and (19.28±3.84) points, respectively, which had statistical significance compared with the control group (21.36±3.68) points and (28.49±3.63) points of conventional therapy (P<0.05). Conclusion Wax therapy has the effects of warming channels and clearing channels, dispelling cold and relieving pain, and it is highly effective in the clinical treatment of JV, which can effectively relieve joint pain, swelling, morning stiffness and other joint symptoms. It also improves the quality of life of patients significantly and can be widely used in the treatment of joys and dampness.

Wax therapy and impediment to rheumatoid arthritis and cold dampness