LIU Wei, WANG Jinghan, WANG Jing. Balanced Cupping Combined with Meridian Holistic Scraping Therapy for a Case of Intractable Headache after Thyroid Cancer Surgery: A Nursing Report[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025.
DOI:
LIU Wei, WANG Jinghan, WANG Jing. Balanced Cupping Combined with Meridian Holistic Scraping Therapy for a Case of Intractable Headache after Thyroid Cancer Surgery: A Nursing Report[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202504240002.
Balanced Cupping Combined with Meridian Holistic Scraping Therapy for a Case of Intractable Headache after Thyroid Cancer Surgery: A Nursing Report
To analyze the nursing outcomes of balanced cupping combined with meridian holistic scraping therapy in a patient with intractable headache following thyroid cancer surgery.
Methods
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A case study was conducted on a patient admitted in March 2025, who presented with persistent postoperative headache after thyroidectomy. The therapeutic effects of integrated nursing interventions were evaluated.
Results
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After treatment with balanced cupping and meridian holistic scraping, the patient showed significant improvement: wound healing was satisfactory, with no complications such as choking while drinking, hoarseness, or limb numbness. The patient maintained normal dietary intake, sleep, and bowel movements, with well-approximated surgical incision. Laboratory results indicated parathyroid hormone at 35.50 pg/mL and calcium at 2.29 mmol/L. The patient was advised to follow up at the thyroid and breast surgery outpatient clinic in April.
Conclusion
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The combination of balanced cupping and meridian holistic scraping, supported by targeted nursing care, effectively alleviated intractable headache in this postoperative thyroid cancer patient, promoting recovery and demonstrating clinical applicability.
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