Case Nursing Care of a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis Treated by TCM Medicinal Wet Compress Combined with Acupoint Application Guided by Wu Shangxian's External Treatment Theory
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Case Nursing Care of a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis Treated by TCM Medicinal Wet Compress Combined with Acupoint Application Guided by Wu Shangxian's External Treatment Theory
HAO Liwei, YU Zhe, CHU Yina, et al. Case Nursing Care of a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis Treated by TCM Medicinal Wet Compress Combined with Acupoint Application Guided by Wu Shangxian's External Treatment Theory[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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HAO Liwei, YU Zhe, CHU Yina, et al. Case Nursing Care of a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis Treated by TCM Medicinal Wet Compress Combined with Acupoint Application Guided by Wu Shangxian's External Treatment Theory[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202605150006.
Case Nursing Care of a Patient with Knee Osteoarthritis Treated by TCM Medicinal Wet Compress Combined with Acupoint Application Guided by Wu Shangxian's External Treatment Theory
This paper summarizes the nursing experience of an elderly patient with knee osteoarthritis of the blood stasis and qi stagnation pattern. Guided by Wu Shangxian's external treatment philosophy that "the principle of external treatment is identical to that of internal treatment, and the medicines used in external treatment are the same as those used in internal treatment," TCM characteristic nursing interventions were implemented, including medicinal wet compress combined with acupoint application, along with comprehensive measures such as condition monitoring and management of underlying diseases. The nursing care adhered to the principles of promoting blood circulation and relaxing tendons, treating both tendons and bones simultaneously, applying wet compress along meridians, and targeting acupoint application, with the aim of addressing the core pathogenesis of blood stasis, qi stagnation, and meridian obstruction. Following the intervention, the patient's knee joint pain was relieved, joint function was improved, and the ability to perform activities of daily living was enhanced. No adverse events such as falls occurred during hospitalization. The findings suggest that medicinal wet compress combined with acupoint application and comprehensive TCM nursing care, grounded in Wu Shangxian's external treatment theory, is safe, effective, and feasible for knee osteoarthritis of the blood stasis and qi stagnation pattern, and may provide practical reference for TCM characteristic nursing care of elderly patients with knee impediment disease in clinical practice.
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