International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective To investigate the impact of acupoint injection combined with pulmonary rehabilitation on patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods A total of 60 patients with COPD in the acute exacerbation phase who received treatment at our hospital from January to April 2025 were randomly divided into three groups: the control group (conventional Western medicine), the intramuscular injection group (conventional Western medicine + intramuscular injection), and the acupoint injection combined with pulmonary rehabilitation group (conventional Western medicine + acupoint injection + pulmonary rehabilitation training). The study compared the lung function indicators, time to relief of acute exacerbations, and length of hospital stay before and after treatment. Results Before treatment, there was no significant difference in lung function indicators between the two groups (P>0.05). After treatment, all lung function indicators in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group (P<0.05). The observation group also had shorter times to relief of acute exacerbations and shorter hospital stays compared to the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupoint injection combined with pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with acute exacerbations of COPD has shown significant benefits, improving lung function indicators, shortening the time to relief of acute exacerbations, and reducing hospital stays, making it clinically valuable.

Acupoint injection; Lung rehabilitation; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Acute exacerbation