Abstract：Objective：To observe the effect of Qijiao moxibustion combined with abdominal point massage on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after lumbar fusion surgery．Methods：A total of 60 cases of patients with lumbar degenerative disease who underwent lumbar fusion surgery at Department of Spine， Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine from January to May 2023 were included in the study．Postoperatively，they were divided into the control group（30 cases）and the observation group（30 cases）based on the random number table method．Both groups received routine care； the control group was additionally treated with abdominal point massage， and the observation group was additionally treated with Qijiao moxibustion based on the treatment of the control group． Both groups were treated for seven days．The incidence of postoperative nausea，vomiting，abdominal distension，and abdominal pain， as well as the time to first anal exhaust， first defecation， and recovery of bowel sounds， and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups．Results：Compared to the control group，the observation group had a lower incidence of postoperative nausea and abdominal distension，with significant differences（P＜0.05）．There were no significant differences in the incidence of postoperative vomiting and abdominal pain between the two groups （P＞0.05）．The observation group had shorter times to first anal exhaust and recovery of bowel sounds compared to the control group，with significant differences（P＜0.05）．There was no significant difference in the time to first defecation between the two groups（P＞0.05）．At 6 and 24 hours postoperatively，the observation group had more active bowel sounds compared to the control group， with significant differences（P＜0.05）． At 48 and 72 hours postoperatively， there were no significant differences in bowel sound activity between the two groups（P＞0.05）． The incidence of postoperative complications was 3.33%（1/30）in the observation group and 6.67%（2/30）in the control group，with no significant difference between the two groups（P＞0.05）．Conclusion：Qijiao moxibustion combined with abdominal point massage can effectively improve gastrointestinal dysfunction in patients after lumbar fusion surgery，shortening the recovery time of gastrointestinal function.