▲ Physician Wu Peiqing said that in post-COVID-19 sarcopenia, traditional Chinese medicines such as Codonopsis Codonopsis and American ginseng are used to moisten the lungs and replenish qi, and enhance the absorption of the spleen and stomach. (Photo by reporter Cai Shuyuan)
Reporter Cai Shuyuan/Taichung reporting
Suffering from Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19), be careful to suffer from “post-coronavirus sarcopenia”!
A 70-year-old woman surnamed Wu had a cough and poor appetite after being diagnosed in May this year. She lost 10 kilograms in a week and suffered from “post-coronavirus sarcopenia”. Lung qi, enhanced spleen and stomach absorption, and Western medicine rehabilitation exercise training, now no longer cough, muscle strength has also recovered.
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Untreated sarcopenia increases mortality by 2.1 times
Wu Peiqing, a Chinese medicine physician at the Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, pointed out that according to foreign research, the probability of developing sarcopenia after diagnosis is about 50%, of which nearly 70% are hospitalized. Once diagnosed with sarcopenia without treatment, the mortality rate will increase by a factor of 2.1.
Liu Donghuan, a physician from the Department of Rehabilitation of the Chinese Affiliated Medical College, pointed out that the causes of “post-coronavirus sarcopenia” include: loss of appetite due to taste and smell disorder after infection, insufficient nutrition and protein intake, and physical discomfort and inactivity, coupled with the body’s inflammatory response, causing In acute sarcopenia with massive muscle loss within half a year of diagnosis, 10% of muscle loss will result in decreased immunity, 20% will experience weakness, and 40% may die.
Wu’s wife has no chronic disease. She was 168 cm tall and lost weight from 65 kg to 55 kg after diagnosis. She often coughs and chest tightness. She walks slowly, and she is out of breath when she climbs one floor. She went to a doctor to check her muscle loss by 15%. Jin became 16 kg (normal value is more than 18 kg), suffering from sarcopenia. Wu Peiqing diagnosed her with lung heat, depleting qi and yin, and her lungs were still inflamed. , Runfei Qi to improve muscle strength.
Liu Donghuan also assisted Ms. Wu in resistance training, core muscle group exercise and aerobic exercise. Under the treatment of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, her cough and other symptoms were greatly improved, her appetite improved, her grip strength returned to 28 kg before the diagnosis, and her lost muscle and physical strength had disappeared. gradually recovered.
Can be combined with traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine for rehabilitation to restore lost muscle strength
Liu Donghuan pointed out that the number of patients with post-coronavirus sarcopenia in outpatient clinics has increased by 20%, especially the elderly are the majority. He reminded that if you are diagnosed with weakness after recovery, such as difficulty in carrying a 5 kg weight, a towel that cannot be wrung out, and walking at a speed of less than 1 meter per second , Difficulty climbing 10 steps, weight loss of 5% within 6 months, etc., you should be alert and seek medical treatment early.
Liu Donghuan also suggested that you can do muscle strength exercises to prevent and rehabilitate sarcopenia, including “squatting against the wall” to bend the knees to be parallel to the toes, and repeat with sore feet. It is recommended to do 10 to 30 minutes a day; Front Shoulder Raise and Lateral Raise Exercise” Raise your shoulders forward to 90 degrees, stop for 10 seconds each time, and do 10 times in the morning and evening.
▲ Physician Liu Donghuan measured the grip strength for Mrs. Wu, and her muscle strength has now been restored. (Photo by reporter Cai Shuyuan)
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