Influence of press-needle therapy combined with auricular point pressing with seeds on acute high altitude reaction symptom,gastrointestinal stress response and serum inflammation level in population with rush entry into plateau
Objective:To explore the influence of press-needle therapy combined with auricular point pressing with seeds on a-cute high altitude reaction symptom,gastrointestinal stress response and serum inflammation level in population with rush entry into plateau.Methods:From January 2023to December 2023,60healthy adults with rush entry into plateau were selected as the research subjects,and they were divided into control group(37cases)and observation group(37cases)by means of the simple randomization.The control group was treated with routine intervention and did not perform any acupuncture intervention,while the observation group was given press-needle therapy combined with auricular point pressing with seeds.The changes of high altitude reaction symptom score,gastrointestinal stress response,physiological indicators(blood oxygen saturation,heart rate,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,respiratory rate)and serum CRP were compared between the two groups on the 1st day,3rd day an 5th days of entry into plateau,and the hemoglobin and cortisol levels on the 1st day and the 5th day of entry into plateau were compared.Results:On the 1st,3rd and 5th days of entry into plateau,the score of high altitude reaction symptom in the two groups was decreased gradually,and there was a significant difference within the groups at different time points(P<0.05),and the score in observation group on the 5th day of entry into plateau was significantly lower than that in control group(P<0.05).On the 1st,3rd and 5th days of entry into plateau,the gastrointestinal stress symptom score was gradually declined in both groups,with a significant difference at different time points within the groups(P<0.05),and the scores in observation group on the 1st,3rd and 5th days of entry into plateau were lower than those in control group(P<0.05).There were statistically significant differences in SpO2,HR,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure and RR from the aspects of between-group,time-point and interaction(P<0.05).The SpO2 in observation group on the 3rd day and 5th day of entry into plateau was higher than that in control group(P<0.05)while the systolic blood pressure and RR were lower than those in control group(P<0.05).The HR and diastolic blood pressure in observation group on the 5th day of entry into plateau were lower compared with those in control group(P<0.05).On the 1st day and 5th day of entry into plateau,the CRP level in both groups was higher than that at 1day before entry into plateau,and the CRP level in both groups on the 5th day of entry into plateau was lower than that on the 1st day and 3rd day of entry into plateau(P<0.05),and the CRP level in observation group was lower compared to control group on the 5th day of entry into plateau(P<0.05).On the 1st day and 5th day of entry into plateau,the hemoglobin and plas-ma cortisol levels in both groups were higher than those at 1day before entry into plateau,and the levels of hemoglobin and plasma cor-tisol in the two groups were declined on the 5th day of entry into plateau than those on the 1st day of entry into plateau(P<0.05),and the plasma cortisol in observation group on the 5th day of entry into plateau was lower(P<0.05).Conclusion:Press-needle therapy combined with auricular point pressing with seeds can improve the acute high altitude reaction symptom and gastrointestinal stress in population with rush entry into plateau,enhance the blood oxygen saturation,blood pressure and respiratory rate,and alleviate the body's stress response and inflammatory response,and it has clinical application value.
Press-needle therapyAuricular point pressing with seedsRush entry into plateauAcute high altitude reaction