Author(s)

Geng Dong ¹, Feng Yang ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712046, China
² Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712000, China

Corresponding Author

Feng Yang

ABSTRACT

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic wasting disease characterized by persistent skeletal muscle loss. The external treatment method of Chinese medicine highlights "Chinese medicine external treatment", including acupuncture, massage, Yi Jin Jing, Taijiquan, and plastering, which has unique efficacy compared with the internal treatment method and complements the internal treatment method. The author has done a review on the external treatment of sarcopenia in recent years, with the aim of providing new ideas for the treatment of sarcopenia. Sardonia is a chronic wasting disease characterized by continuous skeletal muscle loss. The external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine the external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes "external treatment of Traditional Chinese medicine", including acupuncture, massage, easy tendons, taijiquan, plaster sticking, etc. Compared with the internal treatment, it has a unique effect and is complementary to the internal treatment. In order to provide new ideas for the treatment of sarcopenia, the author makes a review on the treatment of sarcopenia by external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine in recent years.

KEYWORDS

External Treatment of Chinese Medicine, Sarcopenia, Overview

CITE THIS PAPER

Geng Dong, Feng Yang, Research Progress of Chinese Medicine External Therapy for Sarcopenia . MEDS Chinese Medicine (2022) Vol. 4: 49-56. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medcm.2022.040807.

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