International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective: To observe the effect of lymphatic massage combined with Yongquan point sticking on shortening the time of limb swelling in conservative treatment of closed fracture of lower limbs. Methods: A total of 30 patients with closed fracture of lower extremity and limb swelling admitted to our hospital from November 2020 to June 2021 were selected as the research objects. They were divided into two groups according to the order of treatment, including 15 patients in both the control group and the observation group. The former was treated with sodium aescinate intravenous infusion, and the latter was treated with lymphatic massage combined with Yongquan point sticking. The improvement and effective rate of limb swelling were compared between the two groups, and the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups was calculated. Results: The time of effective improvement, significant improvement and complete disappearance of limb swelling in observation group was shorter than that in control group (P<0.05). After 2 weeks of treatment, the total effective rate of swelling treatment in the observation group was 100%, and that in the control group was 60.0% (9/15), and there was a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). There were no adverse reactions in the observation group and 2 cases (13.3%) in the control group during treatment, and there was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Lymphatic massage combined with Yongquan point sticking can significantly shorten the time of conservative treatment of limb swelling in closed fracture of lower limbs, improve the curative effect, and no adverse reactions, high safety, good effect, easy to operate, worthy of popularization and application.

Lower Limb Closed Fracture; Conservative Treatment; Lymphatic Massage; Acupoint Application; Swelling Time