Effect observation on point-through-point needling combined with tuina for post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome
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Effect observation on point-through-point needling combined with tuina for post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Xin, Tong
Abstract
Objective: To observe the effect of point-through-point needling combined with tuina for shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke. Methods: Eighty-six cases with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 43 cases in each group. Patients in the observation group were treated by point-through-point needling combined with tuina therapy on the basis of the conventional treatment; while patients in the control group were treated by tuina therapy on the basis of conventional therapy. Six treatments constitute a course, and the efficacy was evaluated after 4 courses. Results: The total effective rate was 88.4% in the observation group, and it was 69.8% in the control group. And the comparison indicated that the observation group had a more efficient result than the control group did (χ2=4.497, P<0.05). The scores of visual analogue scale (VAS) and Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) were significantly improved after treatments in both groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). After treatment, the scores of VAS and FMA of the observation group were significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Because of the efficacy, point-through-point needling combined with tuina therapy for shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke is certainly worthy of further study, and can be used in clinical practice.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
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1672-3597
issue
2
page end
108
page start
104
volume
10