Effect of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training on shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke
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Effect of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training on shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Yuan-zheng, Sun
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training in treating early-stage shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke. Methods: Sixty patients were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 30 in each. The observation group was intervened by acupuncture plus rehabilitation training, and the control group only received rehabilitation training. After 3 treatment courses, the scores of visual analogue scale (VAS) and Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FMA), and the clinical effect were compared between the two groups. Results: The two groups both obtained significant improvements in VAS and FMA scores after treatment (P<0.05 or P<0.01). After treatment, it showed marked differences in comparing VAS and FMA scores between the observation group and the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 86.7% in the observation group, versus 63.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The result of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training in treating early-stage shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke is superior to rehabilitation training alone.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
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1672-3597
issue
2
page end
113
page start
109
volume
10