另外在全民健保資料庫研究當中一篇2018年發表在《PLOS ONE》(Ref.2) 的文章中說明接受針灸治療的中風患者罹患肺炎的風險低於未接受針灸治療的患者。2021年發表的European Stroke Organisation and European Society for Swallowing Disorders guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of post-stroke dysphagia (Ref.3) 內也有觀察到包括 600 多名患者的六項隨機對照試驗顯示針灸後肺炎顯著減少、也較有可能移除鼻胃管。
COPD患者在急性期 一篇發表在《Acupuncture in Medicine》(Ref.4) 發現從治療後評估第一天到治療後第 3 天,呼吸困難強度、痰量的遞減有統計學顯著差異。穩定期在2012年《Journal of Ethnopharmacology》(Ref.5) 發表使用補肺益腎顆粒與穴位敷貼對其的幫助,或是其他期刊上固本止咳的處方 (Ref.6),來減少急性發作的次數。
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Treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acupuncture during hospitalization: a three-arm double-blinded randomized sham-controlled trial,Acupuncture in MedicineVolume 40, Issue 6, December 2022, Pages 505-515
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在家可以每日以手輕柔向上按摩臉部數次以及在鏡子前做臉部運動,可以增加臉部的血液循環,減少肌肉的麻痺和僵硬感、可以勤做臉部穴位按摩、咀嚼口香糖、吹氣球等,促進局部血液循環,亦有助於受傷神經組織復原。另外也有APP幫助輔助運動( 可參考:基於 AI 臉部辨識技術之顏面神經麻痺患者自我復健輔助系統設計研究) 內容包含揚眉運動、皺眉運動、微笑運動及嚼嘴運動等等。
Comparison of the efcacy of acupuncture with tuina with acupuncture‑only in the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis: a network meta‑analysis ,Internal and Emergency Medicine (2024) 19:839–858
Association of Patients’ Characteristics with Acupuncture Treatment Outcomes in Treating Bell’s Palsy: Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial,Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2019, Article ID 6073484, 7 pages
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Effects of electroacupuncture therapy on intractable facial paralysis. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0288606.