WEN Yan, SONG Shuxiang, GAO Yuan. Nursing Experience of Combined Chinese Herbal Fumigation-Washing and Auricular Acupressure in Treating a Patient with Severe Restless Legs Syndrome[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2025.
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WEN Yan, SONG Shuxiang, GAO Yuan. Nursing Experience of Combined Chinese Herbal Fumigation-Washing and Auricular Acupressure in Treating a Patient with Severe Restless Legs Syndrome[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202507290003.
Nursing Experience of Combined Chinese Herbal Fumigation-Washing and Auricular Acupressure in Treating a Patient with Severe Restless Legs Syndrome
This article summarizes the integrated traditional Chinese and Western nursing approach for a patient with severe restless legs syndrome. Based on nursing assessment and syndrome differentiation, the patient received Chinese herbal fumigation-washing therapy and auricular acupressure in addition to routine care. Significant improvements were observed in lower limb discomfort, abnormal leg movements, and sleep quality, effectively preventing falls with high patient satisfaction.
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