氣功療法在健康照護上之應用

The Application of Qi-Gong Therapy to Health Care

以中醫結合西醫在臨床上所做之多項研究證實，有其在醫學上相輔相成之療效。就氣功於傳統中醫理論而言，其調心、調身、調息之中國傳統吐納方式，具有調節臟腑、扶正去邪之作用，由國內外相關文獻亦指出，氣功可減輕慢性疼痛，疏緩情緒、增加人體多核球之噬菌細胞之活動力、改善心肺功能、增加視力保健及影響血液生化指數等。有鑒於氣功療法在醫學上有其不可忽視之療效，故本文藉由介紹氣功之概念及其在醫學上之研究，企盼醫護人員於執行醫護措施之際，能結合傳統中醫氣功療法做一科學性的應用；或於未來進行更廣泛之研究，相信在病患照顧的品質更能達到截長補短及整體醫療的目的。

A great number of clinical studies merging traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine have proved the complementary healing effects of qi-gong in medical science. Traditional Chinese respiration exercises help to regulate our mind, body and breathing and coordinate our internal organs, remove toxins and enhance immunity. Domestic and foreign studies indicate that qi-gong can relieve chronic pain, reduce tension, increase activities of phagocytes in coenocytes, improve cardiopulmonary function, improve eyesight, influence the index of blood biochemistry, etc. Due to the obvious healing effects of qi-qong therapy, through introducing qi-gone concepts and related medical research, this paper aims to inspire health care workers to integrate qi-qong therapy into medical treatments and nursing care, or to carry out further studies in order to make good the shortfall in provision of holistic medicine and nursing in the interests of the quality of patient care.