Research Article

Biofeedback Therapy Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription Improves the Symptoms, Surface Myoelectricity, and Anal Canal Pressure of the Patients with Spleen Deficiency Constipation

Table 1

The score before and after treatment.

Treatment groupControl group
BeforeAfterBeforeAfter

Difficult defecation2.06 ± 0.371.06 ± 0.58*#2.07 ± 0.371.10 ± 0.30*
Fecal character2.07 ± 0.420.79 ± 0.38*#2.10 ± 0.451.34 ± 0.45*#
Defecation time (min)2.10 ± 0.300.96 ± 0.18*#1.87 ± 0.581.21 ± 0.41#
Endless and dilatation felling2.03 ± 0.311.57 ± 0.50*#1.90 ± 0.541.17 ± 0.38#
Frequency2.14 ± 0.480.86 ± 0.48*2.10 ± 0.450.82 ± 0.43*
Abdominal distension2.17 ± 0.460.87 ± 0.35*#1.90 ± 0.551.53 ± 0.51#

Data were shown as mean ± SD ( ). Statistical comparisons were made by the Student’s -test. *indicates , compared to that of before; #Indicates , compared to that of control.