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Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Qigong on Cold Intolerance in Patients with Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease Research, Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease Research, Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Department of Psychobiology, Sleep Institute, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease Research, Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TUTCM), Tianjin, China
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease Research, Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Department of Tuina and Orthopedics, Tuina and Orthopedics Clinic, The First Teaching Hospital, Tianjin, China
- 1 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease Research, Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 2 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease Research, Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 3 Department of Psychobiology, Sleep Institute, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 4 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease Research, Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 5 Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TUTCM), Tianjin, China
- 6 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease Research, Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 7 Department of Tuina and Orthopedics, Tuina and Orthopedics Clinic, The First Teaching Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Abstract
Post-poliomyelitis syndrome (PPS) is a disorder in individuals who have had poliomyelitis, characterized by new muscle weakness and often associated with other symptoms, including cold intolerance (CI). Qigong is a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique to adjust energy and blood circulation. Objective: To verify the effects and late repercussions of Qigong on CI complaints in PPS patients. Methods: PPS patients (n = 22, 14 females, 8 males; ages 35 - 60) performed Qigong exercises in 40-minute sessions, three times per week, for three consecutive months. They were evaluated at baseline, the end of treatment and every three months for a year using a visual analogue scale adapted for CI (VAS-cold). Results: The systemic VAS-cold scores exhibited significant differences between the baseline, the end of treatment and throughout 12 months of follow-up. Conclusion: The CI scores were low and bearable at the end of intervention and for the following 12 months without activity.
KeywordsPost-Poliomyelitis SyndromeQigongBreathing ExercisesPublic Health
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