To investigate the effects of Tuina combined with Baduanjin on cardiopulmonary func-tion,sleep quality and mood status in the elderly population based on the"TongTiaoSan-Jiao"method
Objective To investigate the effects of Tuina combined with Baduanjin on cardiopulmonary function,sleep quality and mood status in the elderly population based on the"TongTiaoSanJiao"method.Methods According to the random number ta-ble method,66 elderly patients were divided into an observation group and a control group,with 33 cases in each group.The ob-servation group was intervened with the"TongTiaoSanJiao"Tuina method 3 times per week,and the Baduanjin exercise was per-formed 5 times per week;The control group received 5 sessions of Baduanjin exercise per week for a total of 12 weeks;The Schill-er CS-200 cardiopulmonary exercise monitoring system was used to detect the levels of cardiopulmonary function indicators in each group,and to compare the various cardiopulmonary function indicators,Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI),and Brief Profile of Mood State(BPOMS)scores before and after intervention between the two groups.Results Compared with the control group,the levels of VCmax,FVC,FEV1,VO2(AT),VO2/kg(AT),VO2/kg(PEAK),and METS(PEAK)in the cardiopul-monary function indicators of the observation group were significantly increased,while the levels of VE/VCO2 slope(AT)was significantly reduced,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05);The PSQI and BPOMS scores of the observa-tion group were lower than those of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion The application of massage combined with Baduanjin exercise based on the"TongTiaoSanJiao"method can effectively improve the car-diopulmonary function of the elderly population,as well as improve sleep quality and mood state.