ZHANG Ran. Nursing Experience with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for a Patient with Post-traumatic Knee Stiffness[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025.
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ZHANG Ran. Nursing Experience with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for a Patient with Post-traumatic Knee Stiffness[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202505010002.
Nursing Experience with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for a Patient with Post-traumatic Knee Stiffness
This article summarizes the integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (TCM-WM) nursing protocol for a patient with knee joint stiffness following a collateral ligament tear, who opted for conservative treatment. The nursing team developed a tailored intervention combining TCM nursing techniques—including herbal fumigation and washing, herbal compression, and auricular acupoint pressing—with rehabilitative exercises to alleviate knee stiffness. Post-intervention outcomes demonstrated significant improvements: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score decreased from 4 to 1. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) knee function score increased from 80 to 84. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) score reduced from 14 to 8.Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score declined from 16 to 10. Left knee flexion improved from 90° to 35° (active range). Left knee extension advanced from 160° to 180° (full extension).Left lower limb muscle strength enhanced from grade IV to V. The integration of TCM-specific nursing techniques with rehabilitative exercise markedly alleviated knee stiffness, simplified clinical operations, and effectively improved the patient’s quality of life.
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