PEI Jingxiu. Bian-Stone Hot Ironing Combined with Breathing-Guided Massage in Treating Constipation in a COPD Patient: A Case Report[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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PEI Jingxiu. Bian-Stone Hot Ironing Combined with Breathing-Guided Massage in Treating Constipation in a COPD Patient: A Case Report[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202605160001.
Bian-Stone Hot Ironing Combined with Breathing-Guided Massage in Treating Constipation in a COPD Patient: A Case Report
This report details the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine nursing process for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, GOLD stage 3 in stable phase) complicated by functional constipation (pattern of lung-spleen qi deficiency with phlegm-turbidity). On the basis of conventional treatment, an intervention program of "Bian-stone hot ironing combined with breathing-guided massage," rooted in the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory of "the exterior-interior relationship between the lung and the large intestine," was applied. Through a two-week individualized nursing regimen, the patient's primary constipation symptoms were significantly alleviated, with defecation frequency restored to once every 1-2 days, abdominal distension resolved, and the total score on the constipation symptom assessment scale decreased from 16 (severe) to 4 (mild). Meanwhile, subjective dyspnea perception showed improvement. This program integrates TCM external treatment techniques with modern respiratory rehabilitation concepts, providing a safe and effective non-pharmacological intervention approach for the nursing care of COPD-related constipation.
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