Table 3 Chinese medicine treatments
Chinese medicine treatment | Number of visits, n (%) (N = 842) |
|---|---|
Type of treatmenta | |
Needle acupuncture | 779 (92.5) |
Granule herbs | 343 (40.7) |
Manufactured herbs | 178 (21.1) |
Raw herbs | 119 (14.1) |
Cupping | 63 (7.5) |
Ear acupressure | 51 (6.1) |
Laser acupuncture | 38 (4.5) |
Massage | 37 (4.4) |
Moxibustion | 9 (1.1) |
Externally applied herbs | 6 (0.7) |
Individual or combination treatment | |
Individual treatment | 190 (22.6) |
Two types of treatment | 528 (62.7) |
Three of more types of treatment | 123 (14.6) |
No treatment | 1 (0.1) |
Advice (n = 116)a | |
Diet | 72 (62.1) |
Exercise | 34 (29.3) |
Sleep, rest, relaxation or meditation | 32 (27.6) |
Increase water intake | 25 (21.6) |
Keep body warm | 21 (18.1) |
Other advice (such as personal hygiene, clothing, avoid allergen and stress environment) | 18 (15.5) |
Keep body covered from windy weather | 9 (7.8) |
Reduce coffee intake | 8 (6.9) |
Reduce alcohol intake | 7 (6.0) |
Reduce smoking | 3 (2.6) |
Total | 842 (100 %) |