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A cross-sectional survey-based study of the cold and heat pattern of recovering patients after COVID-19 at the University medical center at Ho Chi Minh City branch 3 and students of the faculty of Traditional medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City / An Nguyen Thanh Do, Minh Thi Binh Pham and Oanh Thi Kim Ngo // MedPharmRes . - 2023. - tr. 73-80. - ISSN: 2615-9139



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Introduction: Due to the surge of the post-COIVD-19 patients, numerous publications were recently presented, including applying Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in accelerating recovering pace. However, most TCM studies mainly focused on interventions and their effect on the patients. In the general characteristic of the post-COVID-19 syndrome in TCM, this study identified the relationship between post-COVID-19 syndrome and cold–heat patterns, one of the essential principles of the Eight Principles in TCM. Method: We established a cross-sectional study on 384 participants at University Medical Centre HCMC - branch No.3 and the faculty of Traditional medicine, UMP, from January 2022 to April 2022 (including outpatients, inpatients, and students). A questionnaire was built to collect data on socio–demography, post-COVID-19 status, and cold- heat patterns. Cold-heat patterns were gathered based on the “Cold and heat patterns identification questionnaire” developed by Yeo M et al. (2016). All eligible participants were free to choose a suitable interview method, including by phone, by URL link, or by face-to-face interview. Result: We enrolled 384 eligible patients, and 17 samples were removed due to missing. The median age was 33 (24 - 42) and the median BMI was 21.97 (19.78 – 23.88), and females took up to 62%. We found the relationship between gender and cold-heat pattern with post-COVID-19 status (p<0.05). Conclusion: The relevance of post-COVID-19 status and cold–heat patterns took the first step in comprehensively observing general TCM characteristics of the post- COVID-19 syndrome.
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The analgesic and disability improvement effects of trigger points electroacupuncture on chronic low back pain patients : An uncontrolled before-and-after study / Quan Hoang Minh Le, Thanh Tran Van Nguyen, Nhi Thi Yen Bui, Oanh Thi Kim Ngo // MedPharmRes . - 2024. - tr. 74-82. - ISSN: 2615-9139



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Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is the most common cause of disability in patients aged 45 to 65. Traditional medi- cine plays an important role in the treatment of this disease. Especially, electroacupuncture at 100 Hz is effective in the improvement of pain and symptoms. In addition, clinical and research evidence shows that trigger points acupuncture is effective in LBP treatment. However, these studies have small sample sizes, so their reliability is not high. Thus, our study aims to evaluate the effect of trigger points electroacupuncture (TrP-EA) at 100 Hz on chronic LBP patients with larger sample sizes. Methods: 37 patients diagnosed with chronic LBP received TrP-EA at 100 Hz for 4 weeks. Outcome measures were the visual analogue scale (VAS), roland morris questionnaire (RMQ), and Oswestry low back pain disability index (ODI). Results: Compared with the pre-treatment baseline, VAS, RMQ, and ODI improved dramatically after 1 week of treat- ment (p<0.01), 2 weeks of treatment (p<0.01), 3 weeks of treatment (p<0.01) and 4 weeks of treatment (p<0.01). Conclusions: The results suggest that TrP-EA at 100 Hz had analgesic efficacy and may have the potential to improve disability in patients with chronic LBP.
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The analgesic tolerance to electroacupuncture in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: an observational pilot study / Phuong Minh Bui, Oanh Thi Kim Ngo, Thang Duc Pham // MedPharmRes . - 2024. - tr. 190-196. - ISSN: 2615-9139



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Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common reasons for requesting home healthcare services in Vietnam. Multiple studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) in treating chronic muscu- loskeletal pain (CMP). This study aimed to provide preliminary insights into the development of analgesic tolerance to EA in patients with CMP. Method: This observational pilot study was conducted on 60 patients with CMP. All participants provided information re- garding their age, gender, origin, location of pain, duration of EA’s analgesic effect, changes in EA effectiveness over the course of treatment, concurrent therapies, and any adverse effects during randomly selected treatment sessions. Results: Among the patients with CMP, 51.6% reported that that the pain-relieving effect of EA lasted more than one hour post-treatment. The duration f this effect varied, lasting from over 12 hours to over 72 hours (90%). The majority of participants (81.7%) noted that the effectiveness of EA either improved or remained stable throughout the treatment sessions. However, 18.3% of patients experienced a reduction in the analgesic effect of EA with the progression of treat- ment sessions. Conclusions: The pain-relieving effect of EA typically unfolds gradually and persists for a notable duration. Consistent and repeated EA treatment in patients with CMP could potentially lead to the development of analgesic tolerance.
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