The necessity of integrated medicine to treat SARS‐Cov‐2/COVID‐19 patient: A case report

Abstract

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When Eastern Meets Western Medicine to Manage SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Patient: a Case Report

“…Acute and chronic stresses can affect the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, affecting antiviral immune responses and innate immunity, as well as deregulating several immunological parameters, most notably the inflammatory pathways [22][23][24]. Various eastern medicine practices such as Jala neti, yoga, Taichi, steam inhalation, hot foot immersion, acupressure, and counseling have been reported to aid in maintaining immune homeostasis or boosting the innate immune response, as well as improving psychosocial states and reducing physical symptoms in patients [5,12,[25][26][27][28]. The integrated medicine not only helped the patient to manage his physiological symptoms but also helped to control his anxiety and stress.…”

“…This case report is the second case incorporating both eastern and western medicine on a SARS-CoV-2 patient. We previously have incorporated the same treatment strategy to the COVID-19 patients with positive outcomes (i.e., the first case report) [12]. In this study, we evaluated whether integrated medicine effectively treats SARS-CoV-2 in all dimensions of health.…”

Is single‐point acupuncture effective in treating acute low back pain?

“…Recently, as complementary treatment modalities provide beneficial effects with minimum adverse events, an increasing number of patients are seeking complementary therapies in many disorders. [7][8][9] According to the National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization, acupuncture is a safe and effective F I G U R E 1 GV-26 acupuncture point location treatment for pain. 10 Our study employed a single acupuncture needling technique to mitigate acute low back pain in one session.…”