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Traditional Chinese exercise potential role as prevention and adjuvant therapy in patients with COVID-19
Sha Yang1, Tianyu Liu2, Jing Xiong1
1School of Acupuncture and Tuina /The 3rd Teaching Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan, Chengdu, 610075, China.
Abstract:
The epidemic situation of COVID-19 is a great public health emergency worldwide characterized by fastest spreading, widest infection range and the mostly difficult to prevent and control in recent years. According to medical experience, traditional Chinese exercises (TCE) have been applied for COVID-19 prevention, adjuvant treatment or rehabilitation, and achieved some curative effects. They can enhance the body immunity, improve the function of organs, especially cardiopulmonary function, promote physical and mental rehabilitation by adjusting the body, regulating the breath, regulating the mind. This paper aims to investigate the potential value of TCE for health preservation in the prevention and adjuvant treatment for COVID-19 according to an overview of application and analysis of existing evidence. On this basis, this review proposed the TCE plan by visiting clinical and practice experts, so as to provide some references for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 with TCE in the world.
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