脊髓空洞症患者中医体质特征调查与分析

Objective: Explore the TCM physical characteristics of Syringomyelia, to provide a basis for the prevention and treatment of syringomyelia and the health rehabilitation and management. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey method, selected outpatient and inpatient with spinal cord syringomyelia that visit the Center of the syringomyelia of the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, from July 2012 to March 2013. Those who confirmed syringomyelia by magnetic resonance imaging examination were included. The application of Chinese Medicine constitution questionnaire were used to carry out physical evaluation, and analysis of physical distribution characteristics of patients with syringomyelia were carried out. Results: A total of 499 people were included, Gentleness type accounted for 36.1 percent, eight pathological constitutions accounted for 63.8 percent, and the former three types of eight pathological constitutions were Yang-deficiency type 111 cases, Wet-heat type 64 cases, Qi-depression type 64 cases, which accounted for 22.2 percent, 12.8 percent and 12.8 percent respectively. 222 patients showed two abnormal physical constitutions. A higher incidence of limb pain, easy fatigue and afraid of the cold symptoms were observed with in 180 cases of Gentleness type. Conclusion: Yang-deficiency type is more common in patients with syringomyelia, mixed with Wet-heat and Qi-depression type. A deficiency mixed characteristics that prompt clinicians to consider the balance of the tonic diarrhea real, and adopt a step-by-step method of Chinese Medicine rehabilitation treatment.Objective: Explore the TCM physical characteristics of Syringomyelia, to provide a basis for the prevention and treatment of syringomyelia and the health rehabilitation and management. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey method, selected outpatient and inpatient with spinal cord syringomyelia that visit the Center of the syringomyelia of the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, from July 2012 to March 2013. Those who confirmed syringomyelia by magnetic resonance imaging examination were included. The application of Chinese Medicine constitution questionnaire were used to carry out physical evaluation, and analysis of physical distribution characteristics of patients with syringomyelia were carried out. Results: A total of 499 people were included, Gentleness type accounted for 36.1 percent, eight pathological constitutions accounted for 63.8 percent, and the former three types of eight pathological constitutions were Yang-deficiency type 111 cases, Wet-heat type 64 cases, Qi-depression type 64 cases, which accounted for 22.2 percent, 12.8 percent and 12.8 percent respectively. 222 patients showed two abnormal physical constitutions. A higher incidence of limb pain, easy fatigue and afraid of the cold symptoms were observed with in 180 cases of Gentleness type. Conclusion: Yang-deficiency type is more common in patients with syringomyelia, mixed with Wet-heat and Qi-depression type. A deficiency mixed characteristics that prompt clinicians to consider the balance of the tonic diarrhea real, and adopt a step-by-step method of Chinese Medicine rehabilitation treatment.