40 cases of coronary heart disease treated by qi operating method and its mechanism

Author: Li Shaobo//Chen Zhongning
Affiliation:
Ganshu College of TCM//Hebei Agriculture Bank's Training School
Conference/Journal: 3rd World Conf Acad Exch Med Qigong
Date published: 1996
Other: Pages: 134 , Special Notes: Some tables are only in Chinese abstracts. , Word Count: 147


The average age of the patients was 65 years old. There were 14 men and 26 women. 5 cases had suffered myocardiac infarction and 35 cases insufficient blood supply. After qigong exercises, the obstruction in the Du Meridian was removed in 35 patients, amounting to 87.5%. Others practiced the 3-4 step qigong. Each patient had practiced qigong for 500 hours. According to ECG and symptoms, 18 cases turned to normal, 19 cases had marked effectiveness and 3 cases had no change. The first two accounted for 80%.

Change after qigong exercises

case ECG(normal) Much improv. Improved No change
40 18 14 5 3
45% 35% 12.5% 7.5%


Symptom condition

Loss Relief No change Total %
suffocating 10 4 0 14 100%
feeling
angina 8 3 0 11 '
pectoris
arrhythmia 9 5 0 14 '
palpitation 9 3 0 12 '
dizziness 3 0 0 3 '
insomnia 2 6 0 8 '
numbness of
limbs 1 1 0 2 '
profuse 2 0 0 2 '
sweating
hydroperi- 1 0 0 1 '
cardium
nocturia 1 2 0 3 '
abiotrophy 2 1 0 3 '
shock 1 0 0 1 '
total 49 25 0 74 100%

After qigong exercises, 71% patients had an obvious change in T-wave and ST segment towards almost normal level. In some cases, other diseases disappeared.

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