Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To observe the curative effects of post- stroke hand dysfunction treated with acupuncture at Zhongzhu (TE 3) and Waiguan ( TE 5). METHODS: Sixty cases of post- stroke hand dysfunction were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases) and a control group (30 cases). Routine medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy and other rehabilitation trainings were applied in both groups; Zhongzhu (TE 3) and Waiguan ( TE 5) were punctured in observation group. Scores of nervous functions deficit by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), hand function, walking ability, activities of daily living ( ADL) by Modified Barthel Index Scale were e valuated in both groups before and after treatment. RESULTS:
After treatment, the scores of hand function, walking ability, ADL and NIHSS were improved in both groups (all P < 0.01), and the hand function, walking ability and ADL in observation group were superior to those in control group (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Routine medicine and rehabilitation trainings combined with acupuncture at Zhongzhu (TE 3) and Waiguan ( TE 5) to treat post- stroke hand dysfunction can obviously improve the hand dysfunction after stroke, enhance the abilities of walking and daily living, and increase the curative effect.
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Authors | Xian-Kuan Cheng, Zheng-Mei Wang, Lan Sun, Yu-Hua Li |
Journal | Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
(Zhongguo Zhen Jiu)
Vol. 31
Issue 2
Pg. 117-20
(Feb 2011)
ISSN: 0255-2930 [Print] China |
PMID | 21442809
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Activities of Daily Living
- Acupuncture Therapy
- Aged
- Female
- Hand
(physiopathology)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Stroke
(physiopathology, therapy)
- Walking
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