FEI Mengni. Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing for a Patient with Scapulohumeral Periarthritis: A Case Study[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025.
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FEI Mengni. Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing for a Patient with Scapulohumeral Periarthritis: A Case Study[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202506090007.
Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing for a Patient with Scapulohumeral Periarthritis: A Case Study
This article summarizes the nursing outcomes of combined Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies for a patient with scapulohumeral periarthritis. Guided by TCM syndrome differentiation and holistic nursing theory, a triple-modality intervention—comprising gua sha (scraping therapy), cupping, and auricular acupressure—was implemented. Dynamic assessments of pain intensity, shoulder joint mobility (including abduction, elevation, and extension), and quality of life demonstrated that this integrated approach significantly alleviated shoulder pain, effectively improved functional limitations, and enhanced the patient's activities of daily living (ADLs) and psychological well-being.
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