Effects of Different Health Qigong Routines on Cervical Spondylosis Among Chinese College Students

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Health Qigong, originated from Chinese traditional guidance techniques, is known as China's six major medical techniques together with stone breaking, acupuncture and moxibustion, massage, medicine and walking on stilts of traditional Chinese medicine, and has dual functions of sports and medicine. It mainly takes its own physical activities, breathing, and psychological regulation as its main form, improving the overall functional state of the human body through both internal and external cultivation, and improving the training practice method system of its own life movement. At present, it has 9 popular routines around the world, such as the famous Yi Jin Jing, Wu Qin Xi, Ba Duan Jin, and Liu Zi Jue. In the exercise therapy of cervical spondylosis, the exercise form of Health Qigong is similar to Tai Chi, and has greater advantages compared to other sports(Tai Chi, McKinsey, Cervical Spine Exercise, Resistance Exercise, etc). Previous studies have confirmed that Health Qigong·Yijinjing combined with acupuncture and moxibustion, massage and other intervention therapies can repair cervical muscle fibers, relieve pain and improve cervical function. Health Qigong·Wuqinxi combined with other intervention therapies can positively promote the pain index, cervical mobility, and other factors in middle-aged and elderly patients with cervical spondylosis.Health Qigong·Baduanjin combined with other intervention therapies can enhance the stability of the cervical spine and not only help alleviate anxiety, depression, and other adverse psychological states in patients with cervical spondylosis, It can also reduce the degree of cervical mobility limitation, thereby reducing patient pain, alleviating clinical symptoms, improving clinical intervention effectiveness, and reducing recurrence rate. However, most studies have combined exercise therapy with physical therapy, medication therapy, and other interventions therapies, especially the study of using Health Qigong as an independent exercise therapy to intervene in cervical spondylosis is even rarer. Therefore, this study selected Health Qigong·Yijinjing, Health Qigong·Wuqinxi, and Health Qigong·Baduanjin as independent exercise intervention projects to conduct intervention research on cervical spondylosis among college students, exploring the effects of these three Health Qigong routines on pain, cervical curvature, and cervical joint disorders of Chinese college students with cervical spondylosis.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 24
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• College students aged 18-24 who experience discomfort symptoms such as neck pain and limited neck mobility;

• The X-ray shows changes in cervical curvature and is diagnosed as neck type of cervical spondylosis;

• The subjects have never sought medical attention or taken relevant medication due to cervical spondylosis;

• The subjects do not have a personal exercise plan or professional exercise background;

• The subjects are in good physical condition and possess basic athletic abilities.

Locations
Other Locations
China
Sichuan Nursing Vocational College
RECRUITING
Chengdu
Contact Information
Primary
Cong Liu, Phd
405096762@qq.com
+8618030431596
Backup
Kim Geok Soh, Professor
kims@upm.edu.my
03-97698153
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-11-07
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-03-07
Participants
Target number of participants: 80
Treatments
Experimental: EG1:Health Qigong·Yijinjing
HQ·Yijinjing includes the following 10 movements:Wei Tuo Presenting the Stick1-3,Picking the star and Embracing the Moon,Hauling Nine Cattle's Tails Inversely,Pushing out the Palms Like Birds Extending the wings,Nine Ghosts Pulling Horse Blade Technique,Three Trays Falling Down,Black Dragon Streching out the Claws,Crouched Tiger,Pouncing on Its Prey,Bowing Posture,Hips Hanging.
Experimental: EG2:Health Qigong·Wuqinxi
HQ·Wuqinxi includes the following 10 movements:Tiger Lifting,Tiger Pouncing,Deer Wrestling,Deer Dashing,Bear Lumbering,Bear Swaying,Monkey Hooking,Monkey Picking,Crane Stretching,Crane Flying.
Experimental: EG3:Health Qigong·Baduanjin
HQ·Baduanjin includes the following 8 movements:Supperting the Palms to the Sky to Regulate Qi of Sanjiao,Forward Lunge on the Right and Left Like Shooting an Eagle,Lifting One Arm to Regulate the Functions of Spleen and Stomach,Looking Backward to Treat Strain and Impairments,Swaying the Head and the Bottoms to Clear the Heat of Heart,Hands Grabbing Toes to Strengthen the Kidney and the Waist,Clenching Fists with Wild Eyes Glowering to Increase Strength,Raising and Lowering the Heels 7times to Alleviate Diseases.
Other: CG:Walking
The control group underwent walking exercise, with a walking speed of 1.0 ± 0.2m/s based on age characteristics and human dynamic stability.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov