The impact of traditional Chinese medicine fasting therapy combined with weight management on knee joint function recovery in overweight patients
中医禁食疗法联合体重管理对超重患者膝关节功能恢复的影响

摘要

目的 探究中医禁食疗法联合体重管理对超重患者膝关节功能恢复的影响。方法 选择2024年3月-2025年6月的体重超重患者38例，按照随机分组分为对照组和观察组，各19例，对比两组患者的临床疗效，干预前后和随访1个月的视觉模拟评分法（Visual Analogue Scale,VAS）评分，服用中药后的不良反应发生情况以及对干预效果的满意度。结果 观察组和对照组的临床疗效（p＞0.05）；干预前，两组患者的疼痛程度（p＞0.05），干预后和随访1个月后，观察组患者的疼痛程度低于对照组（p＜0.05），差异有统计学意义；服用中药的两组不良反应发生（p＞0.05）；观察组患者的护理满意度较对照组高（p＜0.05），差异有统计学意义。结论 中医禁食疗法联合体重管理对超重患者的膝关节功能恢复临床疗效显著，能够有效减轻患者的关节疼痛程度，且患者药物不良反应发生情况较低，用药具有安全性，患者的护理满意度较高。

Abstract

Objective To investigate the impact of traditional Chinese medicine fasting therapy combined with weight management on knee joint function recovery in overweight patients.
Methods A total of 38 overweight patients from March 2024 to June 2025 were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group, with 19 cases each. The clinical efficacy, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores before and after intervention, adverse reactions after medication, and satisfaction with the intervention effects were compared between the two groups.
Results The clinical efficacy between the observation group and the control group showed no statistically significant difference (p > 0.05). Before intervention, there was no statistically significant difference in pain levels between the two groups (p > 0.05). After intervention and at the one-month follow-up, the observation group exhibited significantly lower pain levels than the control group (p < 0.05), with a statistically significant difference. No statistically significant difference was observed in adverse reactions between the two groups taking traditional Chinese medicine (p > 0.05). The observation group demonstrated higher nursing satisfaction than the control group (p < 0.05), with a statistically significant difference.
Conclusion   Traditional Chinese medicine fasting therapy combined with weight management demonstrates significant clinical efficacy in knee joint function recovery for overweight patients. It effectively reduces joint pain levels, exhibits low incidence of adverse drug reactions, ensuring medication safety, and achieves higher patient satisfaction with nursing care.